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What happened in 1890 concerning civil rights?

Atwenty states passed laws making it illegal to discriminate a person because of their race.
Btwenty states passed laws that made segregation illegal.
Ctwenty states passed laws that enacted segregation laws.
Dthe formation of the Ku Klux Klan.

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"c. twenty states passed laws that enacted segregation laws" happened in 1890 since many southern states were not ready to accept the terms of Reconstruction after the Civil War. 

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The correct answer is Option C) Twenty States passed laws that enacted segregation laws.


In 1890, twenty States passed laws that enacted segregation laws, giving a huge blow to the civil rights movement.


Popularly known in history as the Jim Crow Era, the Supreme Court upheld a ruling for segregation and it was quickly adopted by Southern States.



Eventually, formal segrataion existed in more than half of the United States within just 20 years.


Contrary to popular belief, there was institutionalized segregation in Northern States as well where many jobs and neighborhoods were only for White people.


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