The first of the three acts was passed in March of 1870. The Enforcement Acts
were:
criminal codes that protected blacks' right to vote, hold
office, serve on juries, and receive equal protection of laws. If the states failed to act, the
laws allowed the federal government to intervene.
One effect that
this act had is that many Ku Klux Klan members were brought in for trail but very few were
convicted. Many whites would not testify...
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