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How many years after slavery was abolished was the civil rights act passed?​

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1 year

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The Thirteenth Amendment, ratified by the states on December 6, 1865, abolished slavery “within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Congress passed a civil rights act in 1866, over Andrew Johnson's presidential veto, to provide basic rights to freedmen, including the right to enforce

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