What was the effect of the Homestead Act on African Americans?

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Byte Commander · Answer 1 · 2023-05-14T16:04:09+0000

The Homestead Act opened land ownership to male citizens, widows, single women, and immigrants pledging to become citizens. The 1866 Civil Rights Act and the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed that African Americans were eligible as well.

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