Key points of the civil rights Acts of 1865 to 1875(cont The Anti-Ku Klux Klan Act(1872) made it a federal crime to deprive an individual of his or her rights The Second civil rights Act(1875) everyone is entitled to equal enjoyment of public accommodation and places of public amusement o imposed penalties for violators
Key Points of the Civil Rights Acts of 1865 to 1875 (cont.) The Anti-Ku Klux Klan Act (1872) • made it a federal crime to deprive an individual of his or her rights The Second Civil Rights Act (1875) • everyone is entitled to equal enjoyment of public accommodation and places of public amusement • imposed penalties for violators
The Civil Rights Act were nullified through The Civil Rights Cases(1883) the Supreme Court rules that the 14 th amendment only prevents official discriminatory acts by states, not b private individuals Plessy v. Ferguson( 1896) stated that segregation did not violate the 14th amendment established the separate-but-equal doctrine paved the way constitutionally for a system of racial segregation developed especially in the South
The Civil Rights Act were nullified through: • The Civil Rights Cases (1883) – the Supreme Court rules that the 14th amendment only prevents official discriminatory acts by states, not by private individuals • Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) – stated that segregation did not violate the 14th amendment – established the separate-but-equal doctrine – paved the way constitutionally for a system of racial segregation developed, especially in the South