8 Okt 1865 Jahr - Lyman Trumbull proposes civil rights bill
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| WHAT: | It defined all persons born in the United States as citizens and spelled out rights they were to enjoy without regard to race. | no more black laws, free labor values upheld, cant deny citizens from making contracts, bringing lawsuits, enjoying equal protection of person and property | REACTION: | Johnson vetoed bc it would centralize power of fed govt over states rights | also didnt think blacks deserved citizenship, and thought it was discriminating "against the white race" | EFFECT: | Led to breach in Republican party
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