How was the Ku Klux Klan affected by the passage of the Enforcement Acts?

The Enforcement Acts, passed in the early 1870s, gave the federal government authority to prosecute people who used violence or intimidation to deny African Americans their rights. Klan members who committed crimes such as threats, assaults, and murder could be jailed or fined. Therefore, C is correct: many members faced these penalties.

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