Question

passed in 1957, what was the first federal civil rights legislation since the reconstruction era?○ the equal rights act○ the civil rights act○ the voting rights act○ the fugitive slave act

Explanation:

• The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the 1850s, pre-Civil War.
• The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965, after 1957.
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 came before the 1965 Voting Rights Act but after 1957.
• The 1957 Equal Rights Act was the first federal civil rights legislation after the Reconstruction era (which ended in 1877).

Answer:

○ the Equal Rights Act