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In April 1866 Norfolk’s Confederate Vets Put on Their Grays to Oppose the Black Vote
On April 10, 1866 the United States Congress overrode Andrew Johnson’s veto of the Civil Rights Act. The legislation established a racially neutral criteria for…
Black Celebration Day of New Won Citizenship Turns to Bloody Night in Norfolk in April, 1866
This is the story of a night of horror that began as celebration of the recognition of the citizenship of Black people. The death toll…
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