This civil rights law ended what was known as the "Solid South" and certain provisions were modeled after the Civil Rights Act of 1875, signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant.
Hukum hak sipil ini mengakhiri keberadaan "Solid South" dan beberapa pasalnya dirancang mengikuti Civil Rights Act of 1875 yang disahkan Presiden Ulysses S. Grant.