Frances Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional ...

In a memo to Justice Department staff on her first day in office, Attorney General Pam Bondi urged the department to target ...

For example, in 1866, only a year after the war had ended ... rights legislation try to accomplish? Eric Foner: The Civil Rights Act of 1875 is the last major piece of Reconstruction legislation.

Congress had enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1866 largely in response to perceived Southern oppression of the freed slaves, particularly in the form of “Black Codes” enacted in the former ...

In 2005, though, Mr. Eastman explained that the 14th Amendment was based on a previous law, the 1866 Civil Rights Act, “which quite clearly exempted from the automatic citizenship provisions children ...

Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a cornerstone of U.S. civil rights law, prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex. This landmark legislation outlawed segregation ...

1866, Congress overrode President Andrew Johnson’s veto to enact the nation’s first civil rights law. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 declared freed Black Americans were citizens entitled to ...