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Siteseen: American Historama: Civil Rights Act of 1875
Learn about the Civil Rights Act of 1875 that extended the fundamental guarantees of the Constitution to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Black Codes
Southern states enacted laws known as Black Codes to restrict the freedom of ex-slaves in the South during the Reconstruction Era.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Civil Rights Act of 1866
The purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was to protect ex-slaves (Freedmen) from legislation in the Southern States such as the Black Codes and the Vagrancy Laws and help African Americans obtain equal status under the law.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Forever Free: The 1870s: The Freedmen's Bureau
Here is a brief explanation of what the Freedmen's Bureau was and why it was established. Lists some functions of the Bureau in Texas and its members.
