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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Women's_Suffrage_Movement
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Reauthorization_and_Amendments_Act_of_2006
Voting Rights Amendments of 1982
Voting Rights Amendments of 1970
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gptkbp:can_be_extended_by
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Congress in 2006
Congress in 1970
Congress in 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:legislation
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gptkbp:enforces
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gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
federal examiners
federal observers
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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expanded voting rights for minorities
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Voting Rights Act 1965
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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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Section 2 prohibits voting discrimination
Section 5 requires preclearance for changes to voting laws
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:Bloody_Sunday
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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preclearance provisions seen as burdensome
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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some conservative groups
some Southern politicians
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:NAACP
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for future voting rights legislation
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
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gptkbp:purpose
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prohibit racial discrimination in voting
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:American_history
gptkb:political_organization
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
voter suppression
social justice movements
civil rights advocacy
disenfranchisement of African Americans
election laws in the United States
racial equality in the United States
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_2006
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1975
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1992
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gptkbp:shelf_life
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five years
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gptkbp:signed_by
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gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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gptkbp:significance
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landmark legislation for civil rights
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gptkbp:subject
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scholarly analysis
numerous legal challenges
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