CIVIL RIGHTS 1866 CR

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY April 9, 1866 Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Johnson’s veto; Civil Rights Act of 1866, conferring rights of citizenship on African-Americans, becomes law Although Johnson vetoed it again, the required two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate voted to override the veto and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 became law on April 9, 1866. In his veto message to Congress, Johnson stated that he objected to the federal government’s scope of enforcement implied by the legislation. https://www.thoughtco.com/civil-rights-act-of-1866-4164345#:~:text=Although%20Johnson%20vetoed%20it%20again%2C%20the%20required%20two-thirds,government%E2%80%99s%20scope%20of%20enforcement%20implied%20by%20the%20legislation.