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jan 1, 1866 - Civil Rights Act Passed

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Passed over Andrew Johnson’s veto, the bill aimed to counteract the Black Codes by conferring citizenship on African Americans and making it a crime to deprive blacks of their rights to sue, testify in court, or hold property

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jan 1, 1866
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~ 160 years ago