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Thurmon King's New Sackett Family Database
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 1861 - 1900 (38 years)
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| 1 | 1861 | - 2 Jan 1861—9 Apr 1865: US Civil War
South Carolina seized Fort Johnston in Charleston Harbor on 2 Jan 1861, starting the Civil War. The war ended 9 Apr 1865 with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.
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| 2 | 1870 | - 3 Feb 1870: Black men given right to vote
15th Amendment ratified giving all men the right to vote in the USA, regardless of race, color, or prior slavery. The amendment was certified as part of the U.S. Constitution on 30 Mar 1870. However, voting barriers remained and new ones (such as polling taxes) were instituted until the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1965.
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| 3 | 1875 | - 1875: Civil Rights Act of 1875 enacted
"All persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude."
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| 4 | 1883 | - 15 Oct 1883: Civil Rights Act of 1875 declared unconstitutional
The US Supreme Court ruled the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to be unconstitutional because it illegally banned racial discrimination by private individuals and organizations, rather than state and local governments, because Congress lacked authority to regulate private affairs.
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