What Did the Civil Rights Cases of 1883 Accomplish

question 15

Multiple Choice

What did the Civil Rights Cases of 1883 accomplish?

• A) Prohibited racial discrimination in public accommodations
• B) Held that the Fourteenth Amendment was intended to prohibit both state and private discrimination
• C) Virtually ended racial segregation in the South
• D) Helped legitimize a social system in which blacks were subject to discrimination
• E) Created a punishment system for those who discriminated against others

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