Ku Klux Klan Case in the United States
Ku Klux Klan Case
Introduction to Ku Klux Klan Case
Ku Klux Klan Case, Supreme Court of the United States decision (Ex parte Yarbrough) in 1884 dealing with federal enforcement of the 15th Amendment of the Constitution. Jasper Yarbrough, a Georgia Klansman, was convicted under the Enforcement Act of 1870 of harassing a black voter. He appealed to the Supreme Court on the grounds that the 15th Amendment grants only the right to vote; it does not give Congress the power to protect that right. The Court unanimously upheld the Enforcement Act, ruling that the federal government had legitimate power to protect citizens from racial discrimination in all circumstances surrounding voting in federal elections.” (1)
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- Information about Ku Klux Klan Case in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia