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A shorthand reference to the civil rights act of 1866, which declares african americans to be citizens entitled to a series of rights previously reserved to white men. among the rights conferred by section 1981 are the right to sue or be sued in court, to give evidence in a lawsuit, to purchase property, and to make and enforce contracts, which courts have interpreted to prohibit racial discrimination in employment.

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