the Civil Rights Act of 1866

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed racial discrimination
gptkbp:allows discrimination based on race
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:applies_to all persons born in the United States
gptkbp:date_enacted April 9, 1866
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces federal courts
gptkbp:established equal protection under the law
gptkbp:has_impact_on African American rights
gptkbp:historical_documentation in American history
gptkbp:historical_significance first federal law to define citizenship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Civil Rights Act of 1866
gptkbp:impact voting rights
gptkbp:influenced social justice movements
subsequent civil rights laws
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Thirteenth_Amendment
gptkbp:inspired_by abolitionist movements
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in sociological studies
gptkbp:is_celebrated_for advancing civil rights
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal arguments for civil rights
gptkbp:is_considered a landmark law
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of enforcement mechanisms
veto by President Johnson
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:political_science_literature
gptkbp:is_influential_in civil rights advocacy
gptkbp:is_linked_to subsequent amendments
gptkbp:is_part_of the broader civil rights framework
the legislative response to discrimination
gptkbp:is_recognized_as rights of former slaves
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:historical_texts
gptkbp:is_related_to the struggle for equality
gptkbp:is_studied_in law schools
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:key understanding civil rights evolution
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:legal_reforms
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:legal_issue Supreme Court cases
various cases
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkbp:overridden_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:part_of American legal history
Reconstruction legislation
gptkbp:passes_through the aftermath of the Civil War
gptkbp:precedent future civil rights legislation
gptkbp:promoted equality before the law
gptkbp:purpose to protect the civil rights of all citizens
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1871
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Horace_Greeley
gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4