The Civil Rights Act of 1865 - Disarming Black People

After the civil rights act, legislators had to at least pretend that their laws meant to disarm black people were not motivated by racism. Brendon rives from texas christian university writes: "The post 18 65 laws, however, used race neutral language to accomplish a racially motivated goal" The state's first comprehensive weapons control law did not use racially charged language, but left enforcement in the hands of local officials who could apply it selectively against uppety blacks or white vigilantes.