Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869

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Reconstruction-era political event constitutional convention historical event

The Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 was a Reconstruction-era gathering that drafted a new state constitution to bring Texas back into the Union and expand civil and political rights, particularly for formerly enslaved people.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 canonical	2
Reconstruction in Texas	1
Texas Reconstruction Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869	1
Texas constitutional convention of 1866	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Reconstruction-era political event ⓘ constitutional convention ⓘ historical event ⓘ
appliesTo	African American residents of Texas ⓘ formerly enslaved people in Texas ⓘ white residents of Texas ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Texas ⓘ surface form: State of Texas
chronologyWithinTopic	post–Civil War period ⓘ
convenesIn	Austin ⓘ surface form: Austin, Texas
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endTime	1869 ⓘ
followedBy	adoption of the Texas Constitution of 1869 ⓘ readmission of Texas to the Union in 1870 ⓘ
follows	Constitution of 1866 (Texas) ⓘ surface form: Texas Constitutional Convention of 1866
hasEffect	drafting of the Texas Constitution of 1869 ⓘ establishment of public education provisions in Texas ⓘ expansion of civil rights in Texas ⓘ expansion of political rights in Texas ⓘ extension of rights to formerly enslaved people in Texas ⓘ formal abolition of slavery in Texas state law ⓘ readmission of Texas to representation in the U.S. Congress ⓘ redefinition of suffrage qualifications in Texas ⓘ reorganization of Texas state government under Reconstruction ⓘ
hasGoal	comply with federal Reconstruction requirements ⓘ draft a new state constitution for Texas ⓘ expand civil and political rights for African Americans ⓘ secure readmission of Texas to the Union ⓘ
hasName	Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 self-link ⓘ Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Texas Reconstruction Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Reconstruction Acts of 1867 ⓘ surface form: Reconstruction Acts of the United States Congress
locatedIn	Texas ⓘ
partOf	Reconstruction era ⓘ Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Reconstruction in Texas
precededBy	American Civil War ⓘ
significantFor	African American political participation in Texas ⓘ Reconstruction politics in Texas ⓘ transition from slavery to freedom in Texas ⓘ
startTime	1868 ⓘ
topic	civil rights ⓘ political rights ⓘ public education ⓘ readmission to the Union ⓘ state government reorganization ⓘ suffrage ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

constitutional convention of 1875 (Texas) → precededBy → Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 ⓘ

subject surface form: Constitutional Convention of 1875 (Texas)

Constitution of 1866 (Texas) → legislativeBody → Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Texas constitutional convention of 1866

Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 → partOf → Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconstruction in Texas

Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 → hasName → Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 self-link ⓘ

Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 → hasName → Texas Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Texas Reconstruction Constitutional Convention of 1868–1869