Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1875 significant?
a. The act required the desegregation of both churches and schools throughout the South.
b. It failed to address the issue of women's suffrage and add the word sex to the Constitution.
c. The legislation was the last congressional effort to address civil rights until the 1960s.
d. It failed to achieve ratification and broke Charles Sumner's heart and health.
c. The legislation was the last congressional effort to address civil rights until the 1960s.
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What will be an ideal response?
Under the Nixon Doctrine, the United States would
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