Also known as the _______________________, the Civil Rights Act of 1870 made it a federal crime to conspire to "injure, oppress, threaten or intimidate any citizen in the free exercise of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States."

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The Civil Rights Act of 1870 is also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, as it was primarily designed to combat the violence and intimidation tactics employed by the Klan against African Americans during Reconstruction. The other options listed are significant laws or policies related to racial discrimination and segregation, but they do not directly relate to the content or purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1870/Ku Klux Klan Act.

Also Known as the _______________________, the Civil Rights Act of 1870