Ironically, federal laws originally designed to protect the rights of blacks were used to
a. protect the civil rights of Chinese immigrants b. protect the rights of poor white european immigrants
c. protect the rights of railroad corporations d. protect the rights of the Plains Indians

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Ironically, federal laws originally designed to protect the rights of blacks were used to
a. protect the civil rights of Chinese immigrants	b. protect the rights of poor white european immigrants
c. protect the rights of railroad corporations	d. protect the rights of the Plains Indians

anonymous · Answer

Hey, welcome to OpenStudy :) This is actually the math section but if you look in the upper left where it says "Find More Subjects" you will find history. Good luck!

dominusscholae · Answer

It's c for the sake of answering. The 14th Amendment was used by railroad companies to protect their business rights when the government wanted to regulate them. The companies did so by arguing that they were considered "entities" similar to people in that they had rights pertaining to themselves that were inviolable from the government.

farmdawgnation · Answer

Hey CoolBoy, Rebecca is correct. This was posted in the wrong section. In the future please post these questions in History. Best of luck finding the answers that you seek.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks a lot guys! It's the first time I post my question in OpenStudy, so I was not sure how to use this system. But now I do.