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gptkbp:instanceOf
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legislation
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gptkbp:amends
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1982
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1992
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_Amendments_of_1970
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
nan
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gptkbp:enforces
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gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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landmark legislation for civil rights
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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the Voting Rights Act
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gptkbp:impact
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increased political representation for minorities
reduced literacy tests
increased_voter_registration_among_African_Americans
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
1964 Presidential Election
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gptkbp:inspiration
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subsequent voting rights legislation
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gptkbp:legal_principle
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gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
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gptkbp:mandates
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Section 2 prohibits voting discrimination
Section_203_requires_bilingual_ballots_in_certain_areas
Section_5_requires_preclearance_for_changes_to_voting_laws
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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some_Southern_politicians
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gptkbp:originalPurpose
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Southern_states
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gptkbp:purpose
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prohibit racial discrimination in voting
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
social justice
democracy
human rights
voter suppression
disenfranchisement
racial equality
political representation
political activism
minority rights
election law
civil rights advocacy
equality under the law
American_history
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_2006
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1975
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gptkbp:signature
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gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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gptkbp:subject
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judicial review
Supreme_Court_rulings
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:NAACP
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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August 6, 1965
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