See Also: Force Acts(encyclopedia)
ACTS OF COURT(law)
Intolerable Acts(encyclopedia)
Combination Acts(encyclopedia)
ACTS OF SEDERUNT(law)
Antitrust Acts(law)
Townshend Acts(encyclopedia)
PUBLIC ACTS(law)
Navigation Acts(encyclopedia)
Alien and Sedition Acts(encyclopedia)

Force Acts (sh)




Series of four acts passed by the U.S. Congress (1870-75) to protect the rights guaranteed to blacks by the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.

The acts authorized federal authorities to penalize any interference with the registration, voting, officeholding, or jury service of blacks. Violations produced over 5,000 indictments and 1,250 convictions throughout the South. The Supreme Court later ruled sections of the acts unconstitutional.