All of the Following Are True Statements About the Civil

question 129

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true statements about the Civil Rights Act of 1875 except

• A) it marked a last gasp of the congressional radical Republicans.
• B) it was supposed to guarantee equal rights in voting and access to education for blacks and whites.
• C) its purpose was to ensure equal accommodations in public places.
• D) it prohibited racial discrimination in jury selection.
• E) much of its content was deemed unconstitutional in the Civil Rights cases of 1883.

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