Section 1983 added civil remedies to the criminal penalties that were enacted in 1884 with the passage of the Civil Rights Act.

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Section 1983 refers to a portion of the U.S. Code that allows individuals to sue state and local governments for civil rights violations. It was actually enacted as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, not 1884, and was intended to provide a civil remedy against the abuses that were being perpetrated by the Ku Klux Klan and other groups during the Reconstruction era.

Section 1983 Added Civil Remedies to the Criminal Penalties That