Disambiguation evidence for An Act to provide means of further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States via surface form
"Civil Rights Act of 1960"
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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the
label "Civil Rights Act of 1960".
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| affectedGroup | African American voters in the Southern United States ⓘ |
| affectedGroup | racial minorities facing voting discrimination ⓘ |
| amends | Civil Rights Act of 1957 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | persons within the jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| citationStyle | Public Law 86-449 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enactedBy | 86th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcementBy | United States Attorney General ⓘ |
| expandedPowersOf | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| expandedPowersOf | federal courts in civil rights enforcement ⓘ |
| followedBy | Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLongTitle | An Act to provide means of further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–Brown v. Board of Education civil rights era ⓘ |
| instanceOf | United States federal statute ⓘ |
| instanceOf | civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalMechanism | criminal penalties for obstructing court-ordered school desegregation or voting rights ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberInvolved | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberInvolved | United States Senate ⓘ |
| partOf | United States civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| precededBy | Civil Rights Act of 1957 ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to help prevent racial discrimination in voting ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to provide federal oversight of voter registration and elections ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to strengthen enforcement of federal voting rights laws ⓘ |
| prohibits | interference with court orders regarding school desegregation ⓘ |
| providesFor | federal court authority to appoint referees to help African Americans register and vote ⓘ |
| providesFor | federal inspection of local voter registration polls ⓘ |
| providesFor | preservation of voting records for federal inspection ⓘ |
| requires | retention of voting and registration records for a specified period ⓘ |
| shortDescription | U.S. federal civil rights law strengthening voting rights enforcement and federal oversight of elections ⓘ |
| signedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1960-05-06 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | civil rights ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | racial discrimination ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | voting rights ⓘ |
| targetsProblem | discriminatory voter registration practices ⓘ |
| targetsProblem | racial disenfranchisement of African American voters ⓘ |
| title | Civil Rights Act of 1960 ⓘ |
| tookEffectOn | 1960-05-06 ⓘ |
| typeOfRemedy | criminal sanctions ⓘ |
| typeOfRemedy | injunctive relief ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1960 ⓘ |