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On January 31, 1865 Congress passed the 13th amendment to abolish slavery.
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April 9, 1866 the Civil Rights Act was the first federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are protected by the law equally.
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In 1867 Reconstructions Acts outlined the conditions under which the Southern states would be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War
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July 9, 1868 the fourteenth amendment was ratified. It extended full citizenship to all African Americans. including former slaves who were then freed.
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February 3, 1870 the fifteenth amendment was ratified. It granted all African Americans the right to vote.
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In 1873 financial panic created a crisis that lead to an economic depression. This financial panic lasted from 1873 until 1877.
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Rutherford B. Hayes became the nineteenth President of the United States.His presidency was from 1877 until 1881.
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The reconstruction era lasted from 1863 until 1877. Reconstruction ends after Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President. It was a significant time for american civil rights.
