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| − | The '''Mann Act''' prohibits the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes. It is meant to cut down on [[prostitution]] | + | The '''Mann Act''' prohibits the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes. It is meant to cut down on [[prostitution]]. It is opposed by feminists.{{fact}} |
{{quotebox|... the federal law referred to as the Mann Act, after James Robert Mann, a longtime Congressman from Illinois. It was passed in 1910, and its official name is the United States White-Slave Traffic Act. [http://www.lawkt.com/files/Mann_Act.html] }} | {{quotebox|... the federal law referred to as the Mann Act, after James Robert Mann, a longtime Congressman from Illinois. It was passed in 1910, and its official name is the United States White-Slave Traffic Act. [http://www.lawkt.com/files/Mann_Act.html] }} | ||
Revision as of 02:36, November 23, 2008
The Mann Act prohibits the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes. It is meant to cut down on prostitution. It is opposed by feminists.[Citation Needed]
... the federal law referred to as the Mann Act, after James Robert Mann, a longtime Congressman from Illinois. It was passed in 1910, and its official name is the United States White-Slave Traffic Act. [1]
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