Category: Civil Rights Acts
President Johnson Vetoed the Civil Rights Act Because Blacks Had Not Earned Citizenship
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 became law after Congress overrode a veto by President Andrew Johnson. In this article, I want to look at…
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Federal Courts Were Given the Power to Enforce the Civil Rights Act of 1866 Because the State Courts Wouldn’t
This is the fourth article in our Deep Dive into the Civil Rights Act of 1866. We have already seen that the 1866 Act made…
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Civil Rights Act of 1866: Criminal Penalties for Violating the Rights of Blacks
This is the third installment of our Deep Dive into the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Section 1 of the Act was the enduring Citizenship…
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1866 Civil Rights Act Deep Dive: The Citizenship Clause Established that Those Born in U.S. Are Citizens
This week I am taking a close look at the 1866 Civil Rights Act. This was our first Federal civil rights act barring many forms…
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Why the Civil Rights Act of 1866 is a Big Deal
On March 13, 1866 the House of Representatives passed the First Civil Rights bill. It had been passed by the Senate in February. Imagine that….