Category: Civil Rights Acts
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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….
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