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1866 in American law | HearLore
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1866 in American law
Reconstruction AmendmentsThomas Nast's the 12th of January 1867 illustration for Harper's Weekly declared slavery dead with a single stroke of ink.
Civil Rights Act of 1866On the 5th of April 1866, the Senate voted to override President Andrew Johnson's veto of a major bill. This marked the first time Congress ever overrode a…