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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 21— CIVIL RIGHTS · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERALLY · § 1982

§ 1982. Property rights of citizens

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All citizens of the United States shall have the same right, in every State and Territory, as is enjoyed by white citizens thereof to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property.
(R.S. § 1978.)
Connections21 cite this · traces to 2
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  • act Apr. 9, 1866, ch. 31, § 1
  • 14 Stat. 27
  • section 42 of Title 8
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