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Civil Rights Act of 1875, U.S. legislation, and the last of the major Reconstruction statutes, which guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public transportation and public accommodations and service on juries. The U.S. Supreme Court declared the act unconstitutional in the Civil Rights.
Oct 2, 2019 · 1871. President Ulysses S. Grant creates the Civil Service Commission. The Indian Appropriation Act of 1871 is passed. Tribes will no longer be seen as independent but as wards of the State. The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 is passed. This act allows the president to send in troops to enforce the 14th amendment. The Treaty of Washington between the ...
Nov 1, 2022 · The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was a United States federal law enacted during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era that guaranteed African Americans equal access to public accommodations and public transportation.
22nd August » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875) called Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands. 24th August » Captain Matthew Webb became first person to swim the English Channel.
Highlights. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. Major Events. Jan 1 Britain's Midlands Railway abolishes second class travel, ending the practice of carrying third class passengers in open air wagons [1] Jan 5 Charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris. Jan 5 President Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
The Civil Rights Act of 1875, sometimes called the Enforcement Act or the Force Act, was a United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction era in response to civil rights violations against African Americans. The bill was passed by the 43rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1875.
Apr 24, 2021 · May 19, 1875: Mary Todd Lincoln, the widow of Abraham Lincoln, was judged to be insane in a trial instigated by her son, Robert Todd Lincoln. July 31, 1875: Andrew Johnson , who became president following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln , died at the age of 66.
