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What was accomplished by the Civil Rights
Act? Why did Johnson override both the
Civil Rights Act and the expanded
Freedmen's Bureau?

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Answer:

Congress overrides veto to enact civil rights bill, April 9, 1866. A Republican-dominated Congress enacted a landmark Civil Rights Act on this day in 1866, overriding a veto by President Andrew Johnson. The law's chief thrust was to offer protection to slaves freed in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Explanation:

The Civil Rights Act in 1866 declared all people (including African Americans) born in America as a citizen.

  • As citizens, all people are considered equal in the eye of law without any discrimination based on colour or race.
  • It gave citizenship to African Americans and rights.
  • As citizens, they could fight in court by giving evidence.
  • Andrew Johnson override both the Civil Rights Act and Freedmen's Bureau as he believed that the rights of the Emancipation Proclamation were enough to preserve blacks rights, and a new law was worthless.
  • The Freedmen’s Bureau provided relief to people in the South. It was also responsible for establishing schools, managing agreements between employers and former slaves.

Therefore we can conclude that President Johnson refused to acknowledge both as they were against the southern states.

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