The Civil Rights Act of 1875 is passed, outlawing racial discrimination in public transportation and business open to the public, as well as in jury selection. The act was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1883.
Benjamin Butler (1818–1893) was an American politician and a Union general during the Civil War. During the 1850s, Burnside served as a Democrat in the Massachusetts state legislature. Butler worked to compromise with Southerners to prevent disunion, but he steadfasty supported the Union when war broke out. He received a political appointment as a Union officer, and as brigadier general in the Massachusetts militia he commanded troops in putting down the Baltimore Riots of 1861. He was promoted to major general and stationed in command at...