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| Long title | An Act to amend an Act approved May thirty-one, eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled"An Act to enforce the Rights of Citizens of the United States to vote in several States of this Union, and for other Purposes." |
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| Nicknames | Civil Rights Act of 1871, Second Ku Klux Klan Act |
| Enacted by | the41st United States Congress |
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| Statutes at Large | 16 Stat. 433–440 |
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| Acts amended | Enforcement Act of 1870 |
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TheSecond Enforcement Act of 1871, sometimes called theCivil Rights Act of 1871 or theSecond Ku Klux Klan Act, was aUnited States federal law. The act was the second of threeEnforcement Acts passed by theUnited States Congress from 1870 to 1871 during theReconstruction Era to combat attacks on thevoting rights ofAfrican Americans from groups like theKu Klux Klan.
RepublicanRepresentativeJohn C. Churchill fromNew York introduced his bill H.R. 2634 in the41st United States Congress. The bill was passed by Congress on February 15th, 1871, and signed into law byUnited States PresidentUlysses S. Grant on February 28, 1871.
H.R. 2634 was brought to a floor vote in the chambers of the US House on February 15, 1871. Three political parties were present to vote on the motion to pass H.R. 2634, the Second Enforcement Act of 1871. The Republican Party voted 143 in favor, 3 against. The Democratic Party voted 0 in favor, 58 against. And the Conservative Party voted 1 in favor, 3 against. 32 members did not vote.[3] It was brought to a floor vote in the chambers of the US Senate on February 24, 1871. Three political parties were present. Republicans voted 38 in favor, 1 against. Democrats voted 0 in favor, 7 against. and Liberal Republicans voted 0 in favor, 0 against. 24 members did not vote. 1 Aye and 2 Nay votes were recorded, but unattributed to a party.[4]
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