Civil Rights Act of 1875

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The passage of the Civil Rights Act gave equal rights to blacks in public accommodation and jury duty. Thereafter, the Supreme Court invalidated the Act with a number of key decisions.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Civil Rights Act of 1875". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 January 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5814, accessed 28 March 2024.]

5814 Civil Rights Act of 1875 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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