Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1982
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1992 gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1970 |
| gptkbp:applies_to |
federal, state, and local elections
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| gptkbp:date_enacted |
August 6, 1965
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
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| gptkbp:established |
Voting Rights Section of the DOJ
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| gptkbp:extended_voting_rights_to |
gptkb:women
minorities |
| gptkbp:goal |
eliminate barriers to voting
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
landmark legislation in American history
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Voting Rights Act
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| gptkbp:impact |
increased voter registration among African Americans
reduced discriminatory practices in voting |
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent voting legislation
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement gptkb:1963_March_on_Washington |
| gptkbp:inspired_by |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
voter suppression issues
election integrity discussions |
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Voting Rights Day
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
Supreme Court cases regarding voting rights
|
| gptkbp:is_considered |
one of the most effective pieces of civil rights legislation
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| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
overreach of federal authority
lack of provisions for modern voting issues |
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
academic literature on civil rights.
|
| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
historical archives
|
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
shaping modern voting rights policy
|
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
some Southern politicians
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:American_civil_rights_legislation
U. S. legal framework for elections |
| gptkbp:is_recognized_as |
importance of voting as a civil right
|
| gptkbp:is_recognized_by |
United Nations as a significant human rights achievement
|
| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
political debates about voting rights
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:NAACP various civil rights organizations |
| gptkbp:is_taught_in |
American history classes
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased political representation for African Americans
establishment of minority-majority districts |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
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| gptkbp:provides |
federal oversight of voter registration
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
prohibit racial discrimination in voting
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 |
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
Supreme Court decision in 2013
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| gptkbp:requires |
protection against voter intimidation
elimination of literacy tests bilingual ballots in certain jurisdictions preclearance for changes to voting laws in certain jurisdictions |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lee_Hamilton
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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