Congress failed to support passage of the Enforcement Acts until

I think they were passed to protect african american's right to vote, to hold office, to serve on juries, and to receive equal protection of laws. (sorry if this is wrong this is just what I remember)

i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present approve, but i am not sure i shall never approve them: for having lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which i once thought right, but found to be otherwise. it is therefore that the older i grow, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.