The 15th Amendment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:allows denial of voting rights based on race
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent legislation
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:United_States
current voting legislation debates
gptkbp:associated_with African American suffrage
gptkbp:contributed_to political representation for African Americans
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:the_United_States_Congress
February 3, 1870
required approval from three-fourths of states
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:legislation
federal oversight
gptkbp:focuses_on scholarly research
gptkbp:historical_context post-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_debate Congressional hearings
about race and voting rights
gptkbp:historical_documentation significant importance.
gptkbp:historical_significance expansion of suffrage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 15th Amendment
gptkbp:impact African American men
gptkbp:includes civic education programs
gptkbp:influenced subsequent amendments
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:inspired future voting rights legislation
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for modern voting rights advocacy
gptkbp:is_aimed_at secure voting rights for former slaves
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Black_History_Month
museums and exhibits
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal arguments for voting rights
gptkbp:is_countered_by state laws restricting voting rights
gptkbp:is_critical_for American democracy
gptkbp:is_linked_to the fight against voter suppression
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with gptkb:political_speeches
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as popular discourse
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:is_recognized_by historical societies
gptkbp:is_referenced_in Supreme Court decisions
gptkbp:is_subject_to judicial interpretation
gptkbp:is_supported_by African American activists
gptkbp:key American civil rights history
gptkbp:key_issues elections and campaigns
gptkbp:landmark American constitutional law
gptkbp:led_to increased voter registration efforts
gptkbp:legal_issue Voting discrimination cases
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:U._S._Constitution
gptkb:the_Reconstruction_Amendments
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:resulted_in political mobilization of African Americans
gptkbp:subject public policy discussions
political activism
voting rights today
gptkbp:symbol the struggle for equality
gptkbp:training U. S. history classes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3