The Civil Rights Act of 1875

Christopher C. Sheats

(April 10, 1839 — May 27, 1904) Sheats was an American politician and lawyer. Charles Sheats was born in Walker County, Alabama. He refused to sign the ordinance of secession of the state secession convention in 1860. He was expelled from the State House of Representatives for being loyal to the Union, and was imprisoned by the Confederate Army for treason. He was elected to Congress as a Republican to the Thirty-Third Congress from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000314]

Member of Alabama Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875 [this display].

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