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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bobby_Kennedy
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Reauthorization_Act_of_2006
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1970
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_2006
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1975
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1992
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gptkbp:can_be_extended_by
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1982
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gptkbp:effective_date
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August 6, 1965
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:election
gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:enforces
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gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
disenfranchisement of African Americans
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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landmark legislation in civil rights movement
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The 1965 Voting Rights Act
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gptkbp:impact
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increased voter registration among African Americans
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gptkbp:includes_provisions_for
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prohibits racial discrimination in voting
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:political_movement
grassroots movements
public protests
Civil Rights activists
political campaigns for civil rights
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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African American voters
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Voting Rights Act anniversary events
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gptkbp:is_challenged_by
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gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
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gptkbp:is_implemented_in
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federal examiners
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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some Southern politicians
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gptkbp:is_recognized_by
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state legislatures
U. S. Supreme Court decisions
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:labor_unions
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:NAACP
religious organizations
student organizations
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for future voting rights protections
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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literacy tests
poll taxes
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:National_Voter_Registration_Act_of_1993
gptkb:Help_America_Vote_Act_of_2002
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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gptkbp:provides
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federal oversight of voter registration
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gptkbp:purpose
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eliminate barriers to voting
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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increased political participation
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gptkbp:signed_by
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gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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gptkbp:subject
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gptkb:books
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:films
gptkb:Educational_Institution
historical exhibits
numerous court cases
scholarly analysis
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