The Civil Rights Act of 1866

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Black_Panther_Party
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkb:Congress_of_Racial_Equality
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:case_analysis gptkb:Civil_Rights_Cases_of_1883
gptkbp:consequences increased federal intervention
prohibited racial discrimination
gptkbp:date_enacted April 9, 1866
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces Federal courts
Civil suits
gptkbp:has_impact_on African American rights
gptkbp:historical_context post-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_debate effectiveness of enforcement
impact on state laws
interpretation of civil rights
legacy of Reconstruction
role of federal government
gptkbp:historical_significance foundation for future civil rights legislation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Civil Rights Act of 1866
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for equal rights under the law
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:13th_Amendment
gptkbp:inspired_by abolitionist movement
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:is_targeted_at formerly enslaved people
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:legal_status valid until repealed
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Hiram_Revels
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:Robert_Smalls
gptkb:Thaddeus_Stevens
gptkbp:purpose to protect the civil rights of all citizens
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Reconstruction_Amendments
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1871
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:President_Lincoln
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5