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There have been many '''Civil Rights Acts''' in the [[United States]]:
 
There have been many '''Civil Rights Acts''' in the [[United States]]:
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*The [[Civil Rights Act of 1866]] protected freed blacks after the Civil War and granted full citizenship to those born on U.S. soil, except for Indians.  Congress passed this law over the veto of President Andrew Johnson.
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*The [[Civil Rights Act of 1866]] protected freed blacks after the [[Civil War]] and granted full citizenship to those born on U.S. soil, except for [[Indian]]s.  [[Congress]] passed this law over the [[veto]] of President [[Andrew Johnson]].
 
*The [[Civil Rights Act of 1871]] was known as the "[[Ku Klux Klan]] Act" because it protected southern blacks from the KKK.
 
*The [[Civil Rights Act of 1871]] was known as the "[[Ku Klux Klan]] Act" because it protected southern blacks from the KKK.
 
*The [[Civil Rights Act of 1875]] granted blacks the same treatment as whites in places of public accommodation (e.g., hotels and restaurants).  The [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] invalidated this, and it took over 80 years for [[United States Congress|Congress]] to find a different basis for this type of law, the [[Interstate Commerce Clause]].
 
*The [[Civil Rights Act of 1875]] granted blacks the same treatment as whites in places of public accommodation (e.g., hotels and restaurants).  The [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] invalidated this, and it took over 80 years for [[United States Congress|Congress]] to find a different basis for this type of law, the [[Interstate Commerce Clause]].
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