the Reconstruction Amendments

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reconstruction_Act_of_1867
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkbp:addressed post-Civil War issues
gptkbp:allows racial discrimination in voting
gptkbp:created new legal framework
gptkbp:depicted_in a turning point in American history
a moral imperative
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
1865
1868
1870
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:established due process rights
equal protection under the law
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
gptkbp:has subject to interpretation
amended later
gptkbp:has_expansion federal government powers
gptkbp:has_influence_on international human rights laws
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Reconstruction Amendments
gptkbp:includes gptkb:13th_Amendment
gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkb:15th_Amendment
gptkbp:influenced Supreme Court decisions
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:war
gptkbp:inspired future amendments
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for modern civil rights laws
equal rights in America
gptkbp:is_aimed_at abolish slavery
protect voting rights
grant citizenship
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in scholars and historians
gptkbp:is_associated_with the legacy of Abraham Lincoln
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Civil Rights commemorations
gptkbp:is_challenged_by various state laws
gptkbp:is_cited_in Supreme Court rulings
gptkbp:is_considered landmark legislation
gptkbp:is_countered_by gptkb:Dred_Scott_v._Sandford
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:is_essential_for understanding American democracy
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with gptkb:political_speeches
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:is_part_of American constitutional history
gptkbp:is_prominent_in shaping civil rights discourse
gptkbp:is_recognized_by birthright citizenship
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:political_movement
increased voter registration efforts
gptkbp:legal_issue except as punishment for crime
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Reconstruction_Acts
gptkbp:significance African American rights
gptkbp:state not deny voting rights based on race
provide equal protection
gptkbp:subject numerous books and articles
gptkbp:symbol the struggle for equality
gptkbp:training American history classes
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Black_Codes