to curb the the violence of the ku klux klan congress passed the

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what act is it

 

 

Answer 1

To curb the violence of the Ku Klux Klan, Congress passed the Enforcement Acts between 1870 and 1871. These acts, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Acts, aimed to protect the civil rights of African Americans by allowing the federal government to intervene in states where civil rights were being violated. The third act, specifically called the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, gave the president the power to use federal troops and suspend habeas corpus to suppress Klan activities.

Answer 2

The Enforcement Acts

Answer 3

On April 20,1871, then-president Ulysses S. Grant was authorized by Congress to declare martial law, impose heavy penalties against terrorist organizations, and if necessary use military force to impede and ultimately destroy America's oldest and most brazen domestic terrorist organization, the Ku Klux Klan. The Third Force Act (popularly referred to as the Ku Klux Act) would stay on the books for roughly a decade before being found to be unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. This was largely done for optics as opposed to honor as the KKK of the 19th century was mostly tampered down and wouldn't resurge again until a few decades into the 20th century.