Civil Rights Act of 1866 (jun 13, 1866 – jun 5, 1907)
Description:
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 occurred right after Freedman's Bureau. The act declared that Southern states could not enact racist black codes that severely limited the social and economic rights of African Americans in the South.Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 13, 1866
jun 5, 1907
~ 41 years