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Preferred term
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Definition
- As of January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the Confederacy. Republicans were concerned, however, that winning the war would not permanently end slavery; thus, the Thirteenth Amendment was enacted, abolishing slavery and giving Congress power to enforce abolition. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Civil Rights Act of 1866]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
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