Powell Amendment
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The Powell Amendment was a legislative proposal introduced by Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. to deny federal funds to institutions that practiced racial discrimination, becoming a key tool in the fight for civil rights in mid-20th-century America.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights measure
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legislative proposal ⓘ |
| aimedAt | institutions practicing racial discrimination ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| associatedWith |
African-American civil rights leaders
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Democratic Party politicians ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| historicalSignificance |
helped link federal funding to compliance with anti-discrimination norms
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served as a key tool in the legislative fight for civil rights ⓘ |
| influenced | later federal civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Adam Clayton Powell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | amendment to federal legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil rights
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racial discrimination ⓘ |
| mechanism | withholding federal funds as leverage for desegregation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Adam Clayton Powell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | segregationist members of Congress ⓘ |
| opposedPractice |
racial segregation in education
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racial segregation in federally funded programs ⓘ segregation ⓘ |
| partOf | United States civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType | anti-discrimination policy ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Adam Clayton Powell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to deny federal funds to institutions that practiced racial discrimination ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
civil rights enforcement through appropriations
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conditional federal spending ⓘ |
| strategy | using federal spending power to enforce civil rights ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| topic |
equal protection in federally supported institutions
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federal funding conditions ⓘ |
| usedIn | mid-20th-century civil rights struggle ⓘ |
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