Civil Rights Act of 1866
Two months after the Freedman’s Bureau in February 1866, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866. It enabled African Americans to have assistance such as medical aid and education along with forbidding states from passing discriminatory laws that severely restricted blacks’ lives (black codes).
By Congress using their legislative power, this act provides that black Americans have the right to vote without discrimination along with equal education and health care as whites.
By Congress using their legislative power, this act provides that black Americans have the right to vote without discrimination along with equal education and health care as whites.