whats are some primary sources on the civil right act orf 1865?

Question

i doing a project on the civil right act of 1865..and i need to find some primary sources..like speeches, letters or sumthing like that hopefully someone can anwer my question..thakk you

Answer 1

Look at Jones v. Mayer Co. (a Supreme Court case from 1968).
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=392&page=409

The footnotes from sections where they discuess the 1866 act (there was no Civil Rights Act of 1865) have some quotes, explanations, and references that may point you in the right direction.