Question

as a result of the ratification of the 15th amendment, violence against african americans increased at an alarming rate. congress passed an act in 1871 to promote the enforcement of the due process clause in the 14th amendment. it was a civil rights act, but what is this act usually referred to?

the reconstruction act

the stop the violence act

the ku klux klan act

the equal treatment under the law act

Explanation:

The 1871 Civil Rights Act (also a Ku Klux Klan Act) was passed to combat violence against African Americans, especially by groups like the KKK, and enforce the 14th Amendment’s due process. The Reconstruction Acts were earlier (1867 - 1868), the Stop the Violence Act is unrelated (modern), and the Equal Treatment Under the Law Act is not the correct name for this 1871 act. So the correct act is the Ku Klux Klan Act.

Answer:

C. The Ku Klux Klan Act