In the Civil Rights Cases of 1883, the Supreme Court struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875, ruling that Congress did not have the authority to stop private discrimination. In what year did Congress finally find a way around this barrier?

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In 1964, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, which addressed private discrimination by using its power to regulate interstate commerce, effectively circumventing the limitations set by the Civil Rights Cases of 1883.