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Why did Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

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C) to outline the rights granted to all male citizens of the United States

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The Congress of the United States of America passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to protect the rights of the African Americans living in the United States. The bill was passed by the Congress on 9th of April in the year 1866 and it gave citizenship to all people that were born in the United States without segregation of skin color.
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