The Civil Rights Act of 1871 was designed to effectuate the Thirteenth Amendment and guarantees that all persons in the United States have the same right to make and enforce contracts and have full and equal benefit of the law.

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The statement is partially correct. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 (not 1871) was designed to effectuate the Thirteenth Amendment and guarantees that all persons in the United States have the same right to make and enforce contracts and have full and equal benefit of the law. The Civil Rights Act of 1871 (also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act) was designed to combat the violence and intimidation tactics of the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups during Reconstruction.

The Civil Rights Act of 1871 Was Designed to Effectuate