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may 31, 1870 - Enforcement Laws

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Signed by President Ulysses S Grant
Designed to protect freedmen's rights under the 14th and 15th Amendments
Authorized federal prosectutions, military intervention, and martial law to suppress terrorist activity
Largely succeeded in shutting down KKK activities

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may 31, 1870
Now
~ 156 years ago