Question

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In its ruling on the Civil Rights Cases of 1883, the Supreme Court stated that

A) The law applied to other minorities besides African Americans.
B) The law banned racial discrimination by the government, not by individuals.
C) Civil rights included the freedom to use all public facilities.
D) The denial of equal accommodations for African Americans was similar to slavery.

Answer 1

C: Civil rights included the freedom to use all public facilities

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1883, The United States Supreme Court ruled that the civil rights act of 1875, forbidding discrimination in hotels, trains, and other public spaces, was unconstitutional and not authorized by the 13th or 14th Amendments of the Constitution.

Answer 2

Answer: B) The law banned racial discrimination by the government, not by individuals.

Explanation: In a consolidated case, known as the Civil Rights Cases, the Supreme court found that the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution granted Congress the right to regulate the behavior of states, not individuals.