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1866 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1866th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 866th year of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1860s decade. As of the start of 1866, the ...
January 1. Fisk University, a historically black university, is established in Nashville, Tennessee. The last issue of the abolitionist magazine The Liberator is published in Boston. February 13 – The first daylight bank robbery in United States history during peacetime takes place in Liberty, Missouri.
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Oct 3, 2023 · Enacted by Congress over President Andrew Johnson's veto, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 aimed to counter Black Codes enacted by Southern states by validating the citizenship of former slaves and endowing them with specific, federally guaranteed, civil rights.
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Oct 4, 2022 · Robert Longley. Updated on October 04, 2022. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was the first law enacted by the United States Congress clearly defining U.S. citizenship and affirming that all citizens are equally protected by the law.
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Civil Rights Act of 1866, “An Act to protect all Persons in the United States in their Civil Rights, and furnish the Means of their Vindication” | Constitution Center.
Jan 14, 2022 · AD Abbreviation Meaning. The abbreviation AD stands for “ Anno Domini ” in Latin. In English, this means “in the year of our Lord.” This abbreviation refers to all time after the theoretical birth of Jesus Christ. History of BC and AD Abbreviations.
A Proclamation. Whereas by proclamations of the 15th and 19th of April, 1861, the President of the United States, in virtue of the power vested in him by the Constitution and the laws, declared that the laws of the United States were opposed and the execution thereof obstructed in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida ...
