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Enforcing Civil Rights Through Federal Action in 1871
Sen BURCHARD outlines congressional power to curb Ku Klux Klan violence under the 14th and 15th amendments. He argues for expanded federal enforcement, explains existing laws from May 1870, and discusses president’s authority to deploy militia, suspend habeas corpus, and advance civil rights protections across states.
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H.C. Burchaard
Illinois
Txrox House of Representatives
Sadat
United States
Burchard
Spraxern
Senate
Congress
Senate Committee
Ku Klux Klan
Poon
North Carolina
Ohio
Soenna- Banger
G. W. Brooks
le Bays
James Madison
Citt
Massachusetts
Massachusetts [Mr. Downs
Mr. Basanan
States
The
Thors
Brent
Spo
Unite
Agata Ober
Th Legislative Department
Grant
Heme
Worch