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Civil Rights Act

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Over President Andrew Johnson's veto, Congress passes the act granting citizenship and civil rights to all persons born in the United States (except Indians) and providing for the punishment of those who violate those rights.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Civil Rights Act". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=10960, accessed 09 June 2026.]

10960 Civil Rights Act 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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