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Civil Rights Act of 1866

( 1866 ) Commentary by David Gray Adler, Alturas Institute

Glossary

civil rights the protections and privileges of personal power granted by the Constitution
cognizance jurisdiction to prosecute
custom a set of practices that order social life
habeas corpus the right of a person to obtain a legal order to appear in court, meant to protect against unlawful imprisonment
posse comitatus a temporary police force, brought together typically to keep the peace or make an arrest

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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 (Library of Congress)

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