Statements (390)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:United_States_federal_law |
| gptkbp:addressed |
voter suppression
racial discrimination in voting |
| gptkbp:affects |
increased political participation of minorities
|
| gptkbp:allows |
literacy tests
poll taxes |
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1982
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Amendment_Act_of_1975 gptkb:1970 gptkb:1975 gptkb:1982 gptkb:1992 gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1970 gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Reauthorization_and_Amendments_Act_of_2006 gptkb:Voting_Rights_Amendment_Act_of_1970 gptkb:Voting_Rights_Restoration_Act_of_2006 gptkb:Voting_Rights_Amendment_of_1970 gptkb:Voting_Rights_Amendment_of_1975 1970 amendment 1982 amendment Voting Rights Amendments of 1982 Voting Rights Amendments of 1970 1992 amendment 2006 amendment |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference gptkb:National_Urban_League gptkb:American_history gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr. gptkb:NAACP gptkb:Black_Panther_Party gptkb:Malcolm_X gptkb:Rosa_Parks gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee gptkb:Congress_of_Racial_Equality African American history social justice movements equality in voting rights |
| gptkbp:commemorated_by |
anniversaries and events
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| gptkbp:created |
Section 5 preclearance requirement
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
some argue it is outdated
some argue it is no longer necessary claims of federal overreach some argue it has been weakened by Supreme Court decisions claims of overreach by federal government concerns about voter ID laws debates over gerrymandering discussions on voter suppression |
| 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 |
federal oversight of elections in certain jurisdictions
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| gptkbp:goal |
eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans
eliminate barriers to voting |
| gptkbp:highlights |
racial inequalities in voting
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement disenfranchisement of minority voters segregation in the South |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
landmark legislation for civil rights
landmark legislation in the American civil rights movement landmark legislation in the civil rights movement landmark legislation in U. S. history helped to dismantle Jim Crow laws |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Voting Rights Act of 1965
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased voter registration among African Americans
increased voter registration among minorities |
| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
banning literacy tests
requires federal oversight of voter registration in areas with a history of discrimination Section 2 prohibits voting discrimination prohibits literacy tests requires jurisdictions with significant racial discrimination to obtain federal approval for changes to voting laws prohibits racial discrimination in voting preclearance requirement federal oversight of voter registration provided for federal oversight of voter registration allowed federal examiners to register voters banned literacy tests requires federal oversight of voter registration in certain jurisdictions provided for federal oversight of voter registration in areas with a history of discrimination allowed for federal examiners to oversee elections required jurisdictions with low voter turnout to obtain federal approval for changes to voting laws Section 5 requires jurisdictions with significant racial discrimination history to obtain federal approval for changes to voting laws |
| gptkbp:influenced |
political campaigns
human rights advocacy political science research social justice movements voter ID laws future civil rights movements international human rights standards voter turnout rates state voting laws political party platforms subsequent voting rights legislation subsequent civil rights legislation gerrymandering debates democracy promotion efforts equality legislation public opinion on voting rights civil rights discourse election monitoring practices subsequent voting rights cases historical analysis of civil rights |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr. gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 gptkb:NAACP gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee gptkb:1964_Democratic_National_Convention gptkb:1964_Civil_Rights_Act |
| gptkbp:inspired |
voter ID laws debates
other countries' voting rights movements |
| gptkbp:inspired_by |
gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:March_on_Washington gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement gptkb:March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom |
| gptkbp:introduced_in |
gptkb:Emanuel_Celler
gptkb:Hubert_Humphrey gptkb:John_Lewis gptkb:Richard_Russell_Jr. gptkb:Everett_Dirksen |
| gptkbp:involved |
public protests
grassroots activism Congressional hearings |
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
political science studies
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_for |
Civil Rights activists.
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
gptkb:National_Voting_Rights_Museum
historical societies historical commemorations Civil Rights activists Civil Rights organizations Voting Rights Day Voting Rights Act anniversary events Voting Rights Act anniversary |
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
Supreme Court cases |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
legal cases regarding voting rights
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| gptkbp:is_considered |
landmark legislation
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| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
academic literature
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| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
historical archives
|
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
modern voting rights advocacy
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| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
voter suppression issues
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| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
Voting Rights Day
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| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:American_Legislative_Exchange_Council
gptkb:Dixiecrats gptkb:Southern_Democrats some political groups certain political groups some state legislatures some Southern politicians some Southern Democrats Republican Party members in the South Republican Party in the 1960s Republican Party in the 1980s |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:American_history
Civil Rights Movement history |
| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
political discourse
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| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
Supreme Court review
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:election gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr. gptkb:NAACP gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee gptkb:Congressional_Black_Caucus gptkb:political_leaders various civil rights organizations Civil Rights activists |
| gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
Southern states
discriminatory voting practices African American voters Latino voters Native American voters Asian American voters |
| gptkbp:is_taught_in |
U. S. history classes
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Supreme Court decisions
subject to Supreme Court rulings |
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Yasmin_Nair
gptkb:Marcia_Fudge gptkb:Rashida_Tlaib gptkb:Ilhan_Omar gptkb:Raphael_Warnock gptkb:Bryan_Stevenson gptkb:John_Lewis gptkb:Marva_Collins gptkb:Andrew_Young gptkb:Chris_Murphy gptkb:Nancy_Pelosi gptkb:Tammy_Baldwin gptkb:Audre_Lorde gptkb:Summer_Lee gptkb:Jon_Ossoff gptkb:Catherine_Cortez_Masto gptkb:Jamaal_Bowman gptkb:Kyrsten_Sinema gptkb:Maya_Angelou gptkb:Ta-Nehisi_Coates gptkb:Toni_Morrison gptkb:bell_hooks gptkb:Alice_Walker gptkb:Amy_Klobuchar gptkb:Angela_Y._Davis gptkb:Bobby_Seale gptkb:James_Baldwin gptkb:James_Bevel gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr. gptkb:Richard_Blumenthal gptkb:Stacey_Abrams gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall gptkb:Cori_Bush gptkb:Ella_Baker gptkb:Patricia_Hill_Collins gptkb:Maria_Cantwell gptkb:Bob_Casey gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph gptkb:Angela_Davis gptkb:Bernie_Sanders gptkb:Cory_Booker gptkb:Langston_Hughes gptkb:Michelle_Alexander gptkb:Michelle_Obama gptkb:Richard_Wright gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston gptkb:Bayard_Rustin gptkb:Kamala_Harris gptkb:Barbara_Jordan gptkb:Hakeem_Jeffries gptkb:Andrew_Yang gptkb:Huey_P._Newton gptkb:Fannie_Lou_Hamer gptkb:Assata_Shakur gptkb:Gwendolyn_Brooks gptkb:Ibram_X._Kendi gptkb:Malcolm_X gptkb:Nina_Simone gptkb:Rosa_Parks gptkb:Chuck_Schumer gptkb:Dianne_Feinstein gptkb:Elizabeth_Warren gptkb:Octavia_Butler gptkb:Stokely_Carmichael gptkb:Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez gptkb:Sherrod_Brown gptkb:Van_Jones gptkb:Ntozake_Shange gptkb:Barbara_Boxer gptkb:Diane_Nash gptkb:Dorothy_Height gptkb:Patty_Murray gptkb:Joe_Manchin gptkb:Julian_Bond gptkb:Ayanna_Pressley gptkb:Nina_Turner gptkb:C._T._Vivian gptkb:Mark_Kelly gptkb:Sonia_Sanchez gptkb:Steny_Hoyer gptkb:Jim_Clyburn gptkb:Deb_Haaland gptkb:Johnnie_Tillmon gptkb:Fred_Hampton gptkb:Kimberlé_Crenshaw gptkb:Kirsten_Gillibrand gptkb:Kwame_Nkrumah gptkb:Rashad_Robinson |
| gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Advancement_Act
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1975 gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1992 greater representation in government increased awareness of voting rights issues restoration of voting rights for many |
| gptkbp:legacy |
increased political participation
inspiration for global human rights movements ongoing debates about voting rights foundation for future voting rights legislation influenced public policy on civil rights subject of numerous scholarly studies influenced international human rights law increased awareness of voting rights issues significant in U. S. history catalyst for voter mobilization efforts impact on U. S. elections increased political participation of minorities influence on state voting laws influenced Supreme Court decisions ongoing debates about voter ID laws role in shaping modern electoral politics subject of political campaigns set precedent for future voting rights legislation ongoing debates about voting rights in the U. S. |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
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| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Voting_Accessibility_for_the_Elderly_and_Handicapped_Act
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 gptkb:National_Voter_Registration_Act_of_1993 gptkb:Help_America_Vote_Act_of_2002 |
| gptkbp:original_purpose |
to enforce the voting rights guaranteed by the 14th and 15th Amendments
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
U. S. civil rights legislation |
| gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:U._S._Congress
August 6, 1965 |
| gptkbp:purpose |
eliminate racial discrimination in voting
prohibit racial discrimination in voting eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans eliminate barriers to voting |
| gptkbp:reauthorized_in |
gptkb:2006
|
| gptkbp:recognized_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_Nations various civil rights organizations |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:U._S._Commission_on_Civil_Rights
gptkb:human_rights gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1982 gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1970 gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_2006 gptkb:Election_Assistance_Commission gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1975 gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1993 gptkb:National_Voter_Registration_Act_of_1993 gptkb:Help_America_Vote_Act_of_2002 gptkb:social_justice gptkb:social_movements gptkb:federal_government gptkb:Civil_Rights_Division_of_the_DOJ civic engagement cultural diversity public policy inclusivity civic responsibility community organizing democratic values multiculturalism voter suppression civil liberties political participation social equity disenfranchisement election integrity racial equality voter education American democracy government intervention grassroots activism legislative power voter ID laws executive power political accountability representation gerrymandering constitutional rights judicial activism poll taxes political awareness political rights political mobilization state rights equality under the law equality of opportunity |
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:none
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Reauthorization_and_Amendments_Act_of_2006 gptkb:N/_A Shelby County v. Holder (2013) decision |
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
Voting Rights Advancement Act (proposed)
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| gptkbp:requires |
federal oversight of voter registration in certain states
|
| gptkbp:responds_to |
systemic racism
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased political participation
increased political representation for African Americans increased political representation for minorities increased awareness of voting rights issues greater voter turnout among minorities |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
August 6, 1965 |
| gptkbp:significance |
landmark legislation in American history
landmark legislation in American civil rights history |
| gptkbp:support |
bipartisan support at the time of passage
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| gptkbp:was_affecting |
state voting laws
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| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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| gptkbp:was_reauthorized_by |
Congress in 2006
|
| gptkbp:was_supported_by |
President Lyndon B. Johnson
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:U._S._government
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
2
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