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How did the Supreme Court's actions in United States v. Cruikshank impact Reconstruction efforts?

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It overturned criminal convictions for civil rights violations committed in support of anti-reconstruction assassinations. The case, decided during the Reconstruction period, dealt a significant blow to federal efforts to protect African Americans' civil rights.

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