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 * //Civil Rights Act of 1875 The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was passed March 1st. This act was introduced by Charles Sumner and Benjamin Butler in 1870, but was not passed until 1875. The Civil Rights Act of 1875 promised that all persons, regardless of skin, race, or ethnicity, were given the right to full and equal employment. They were also given the right to to accommodate any public facilities such as inns, theaters, and public places of land or water. //The Supreme Court, however, announced in 1883 that this Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional and affirmed that Congresses didn’t have the right to regulate the conduct of other people. ** [[image:sumner.jpeg width="240" height="275" align="center" caption="Charles Sumner" link="Civil Rights of 1875"]] [[image:benjamin-butler-300.jpg width="180" height="243" align="center" caption="Benjamin Butler"]] [|http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=481 Sources:] [|http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/recon/civilrightsact.html][|http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcivil1875.htm West Catholic History Textbook] =====