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How did the supreme court ruling on the civil rights case of 1833 affect the right of african americans?

it led to the drafting and passage of the civil rights act

it led to a sharp increase in African American voting

it opened the door for legal segregation in the south

it led to unfair sharecropping contracts in the south

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In an 8–1 decision, the landmark ruling struck down the critical provision in the Civil Rights Act prohibiting racial discrimination in public places (such as hotels, restaurants, theatres, and railroads), what would later be called “public accommodations.” The ruling barred Congress from remedying racial segregation.