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Impact of Reconstruction — Unit test

Question 18 • EAP-Virginia and US History A CR

In 1883, several civil rights cases came before the Supreme Court that were related to

Answer
A
freedom of speech and the Ku Klux Klan.
B
land ownership for Southern sharecroppers.
C
discrimination in public facilities.
D
voting, poll taxes, and literacy tests.

Explanation

The 1883 Civil Rights Cases concerned whether Congress could prohibit racial discrimination in places open to the public, such as hotels and theaters. The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could not bar discrimination by private businesses under the law at issue. So the cases were about discrimination in public facilities.

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