After the Civil War, civil rights legislation was passed by Congress

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Although civil rights legislation was passed by Congress after the Civil War, much of it was ineffective and parts were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Examples include the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which was later declared unconstitutional, and the Plessy v. Ferguson decision in 1896, which upheld segregation in public facilities. It was not until the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s that significant progress was made towards creating equality for African Americans.

After the Civil War, Civil Rights Legislation Was Passed by Congress