History of the United States I / Unit 16 USH1 2303 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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The idea
The Civil Rights Act of eighteen seventy-five required equality in public places and on juries, and was the last legislative attempt of the era.
In practice
The Supreme Court striking it down in eighteen eighty-three.
Where people slip
The Court held that the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments did not prohibit discrimination by private individuals, having already undercut the Fourteenth's letter and spirit.
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