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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed on April 9, 1866 under the full title of "An Act to protect all Persons in the United States in their Civil Rights, and furnish the Means of their Vindication"
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The goal of the original Ku Klux Klan was to oppose the Reconstruction policies of the radical Republican Congress and to maintain "white supremacy.
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They wanted to punish the South, and to prevent the ruling class from continuing in power.
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The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson commenced on Monday, February 24, 1868, when the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States resolved to impeach Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors.
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On July 28, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified.