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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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gptkbp:effective_date
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1867
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:enforces
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gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:goal
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eliminate racial discrimination in voting
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gptkbp:has_impact_on
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gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-Civil War America
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gptkbp:historical_event
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set precedent for future civil rights legislation
increased political participation of African Americans
contributed to the rise of Jim Crow laws
influenced the 15th Amendment
led to the establishment of voter protection laws
sparked debates on states' rights
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first federal law to protect voting rights
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Voting Rights Act of 1867
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gptkbp:impact
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African American voter registration
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gptkbp:includes_provisions_for
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voter registration requirements
protection against intimidation
prohibition of literacy tests
prohibition of poll taxes
federal supervision of voter registration
military oversight of elections
right to vote for former slaves
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:13th_Amendment
gptkb:14th_Amendment
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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gptkb:African_Americans
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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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Supreme Court cases
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gptkbp:purpose
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to protect voting rights of African American men
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Southern_Homestead_Act
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
gptkb:Reconstruction_Acts
gptkb:Black_Codes
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1870
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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opposition from Southern states
mixed reactions from Northern states
support from abolitionists
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Thaddeus_Stevens_Jr.
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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