Civil Rights Act of 1870
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The Civil Rights Act of 1870 was a U.S. federal law enacted during Reconstruction to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment by protecting African Americans’ voting rights and penalizing interference with those rights.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Reconstruction-era legislation
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United States federal statute → |
| aimedAtProtecting |
African American voters in the South
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| alsoKnownAs |
Enforcement Act of 1870
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First Enforcement Act → |
| appliesTo |
federal elections
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state elections involving federal offices → |
| authorizes |
federal prosecution of individuals who violate voting rights
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federal supervision of congressional elections → |
| constitutionalBasis |
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → |
| country |
United States
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| enactedInContextOf |
Reconstruction era
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| enactedToEnforce |
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| enforcementMechanism |
criminal sanctions
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federal court jurisdiction → federal election supervision → |
| historicalPeriod |
post–American Civil War period
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| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| legalArea |
constitutional law
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federal civil rights law → |
| longTermImpact |
foundation for later federal voting rights enforcement
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precedent for the Voting Rights Act of 1965 → |
| primaryPurpose |
penalize interference with the right to vote
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protect African Americans’ voting rights → provide federal enforcement of voting rights → |
| prohibits |
conspiracy to interfere with voting rights
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denial of the right to vote on account of color → denial of the right to vote on account of previous condition of servitude → denial of the right to vote on account of race → use of force or intimidation to prevent voting → |
| provides |
criminal penalties for interference with voting rights
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federal oversight of elections in certain circumstances → |
| relatedTo |
Civil Rights Act of 1866
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Civil Rights Act of 1871 → Enforcement Acts → Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 → |
| strengthens |
enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment
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| subjectMatter |
civil rights
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election law → voting rights → |
| targets |
private individuals who interfere with voting rights
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state officials who deny or abridge voting rights → |
| typeOfSanctions |
fines
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imprisonment → |
Referenced by (6)
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Civil Rights Act of 1870
("Enforcement Act of 1870")
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First Enforcement Act ("Enforcement Act of 1870") → First Enforcement Act → |
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Enforcement Acts
("Enforcement Act of 1870")
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hasPart |
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41st United States Congress
("Enforcement Act of 1870")
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passed |
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Civil Rights Act of 1866
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precedes |