How did the Supreme Court ruling on the Civil Rights Cases of 1883 affect the rights of African Americans?

In the Civil Rights Cases of 1883, the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 that barred racial discrimination in public places. The ruling limited the federal government’s ability to protect African Americans from discrimination by private businesses, helping open the door to legal segregation in the South. Therefore, the correct choice is “It opened the door for legal segregation in the South.”

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