On June 25, 1868, the U.S. Congress passed significant civil rights legislation aimed at protecting the rights of African Americans during the Reconstruction era. This included measures to enforce the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. These laws were crucial in shaping the legal framework for civil rights in the post-Civil War United States.
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