Exhibition Text - American Library Association

Ratification of 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. 1866, June. Congress passes 14th Amendment affirming citizenship of African Americans. Ratified June 1868. 1869, February. Congress passes 15th Amendment affirming voting rights for black men. Ratified March 1870. 1875, March. Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1875 outlawing racial ... ................
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