The Civil Rights Act of 1866,, enacted April 9,1866, is a United States federal law that was mainly intended to protect the civil rights of African-Americans, in the wake of the American Civil War.
The Civil Rights Act of 1866,, enacted April 9,1866, was the first United States federal law to define US citizenship and affirme that all citizens were equally protected by the law. It was mainly intended to protect the civil rights of African-Americans, in the wake of the American Civil War.