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Read this excerpt from the Supreme Court decision that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was unconstitutional, and then answer the question. According to this passage, what was the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment?

A
to protect against discrimination by the state government
B
to protect against enslavement or involuntary servitude
C
to protect against discrimination by private businesses
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Read the Jim Crow-era law from Alabama. What is the main goal of this law?

A
to prevent African Americans from dining in restaurants
B
to separate African American diners from white diners
C
to require African Americans to enter a dining room for all races from a separate entrance
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This passage is from the testimony of Henry Adams, a formerly enslaved man who testified before the Senate in 1880 about the treatment he encountered after emancipation. Which statement best describes why Henry Adams was beaten?

A
He was attempting to travel to Shreveport without a pass.
B
The white men were threatened by his status as a freedman.
C
He was accused of the murder of twelve people.

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