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How did Radical Republicans react when Johnson broke laws set up to force him to act on Reconstruction?

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The Radical Republicans in Congress were angered by Johnson's actions. They refused to allow Southern representatives and senators to take their seats in Congress. In 1866, the Congress passed the Civil Rights Bill, which granted African Americans equal protection under the law with whites.

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