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The first Civil Rights Acts were passed in 1866, 1870, 1871, and 1875. Those acts tried to protect the ex-slaves rights and freedoms, like the right to sue, to be heard in jury trials, and the right to hold property. The Fourteenth Amendment, 1866, guaranteed all citizens of the US and all citizens in the states in which they lived, equal treatment under the law. It intended to prevent states from taking away the civil rights protected by the Constitution, from ex-slaves. As reconstruction ended and the Blacks lost political power in the South, there was no more federal civil rights legislation until The Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960.
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RossFollowing the Civil War, attempts were made to protect the civil rights of the newly freed slaves. The first Civil Rights Acts were passed in 1866, 1870, 1871, and 1875. Those acts tried to protect the ex-slaves rights and freedoms, like the right to sue, to be heard in jury trials, and the right to hold property. The 1866 Act tried to protect the newly freed slave's right to vote. The Fourteenth Amendment, 1866, guaranteed all citizens of the US and all citizens in the states in which they lived, equal treatment under the law. It intended to prevent states from taking away the civil rights protected by the Constitution, from ex-slaves.
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 is sometimes called the Enforcement Act or the Force Act. It was a law enacted during the Reconstruction Era that guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and prohibited exclusion from jury service.
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What made it illegal to discriminate in employment on the basis of race?
The Americans with disability act the civil rights act of 1964
What Piece of legislation outlawed discrimination in jobs and public places?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What amendment guaranteed us citizenship to African-Americans?
the Civil Rights Act of 1866
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 do?
the civil rights act of 1866 granted citizenship to all persons born in the united states except for native Americans
When did the African-Americans become free?
When the U.S. Congress signed the 13TH AMENDMENT (December 6, 1865) --- chattel-slavery ended in the U.S. When the U.S. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- Civil Rights (voting, housing, jobs, schooling, etc.) were granted to ALL citizens of the U.S.
