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(65 POINTS!!!) Describe and Explain the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 (14 Stat. 27–30, enacted April 9, 1866, but not ratified until 1870) was the first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. ... The Act was passed by Congress in 1865 and vetoed by United States President Andrew Johnson.

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