apr 9, 1866 - Civil rights Act
Description:
Not ratified until 1870.The first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. It was mainly intended, in the wake of the American Civil War, to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent born in or brought to the United States.
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Date:
apr 9, 1866
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~ 160 years ago