[DOC] [TLE] Civil Rights Act of 1866 - Wikipedia [PAR] The Civil Rights Act of 1866, 14 Stat. 27-30, enacted April 9, 1866, was the first 
United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are 
equally protected by the law. It was mainly intended to protect the civil rights of 
persons of African descent born in or brought to America, in the ... This legislation 
was enacted by Congress in 1865 but vetoed by President... [DOC] [TLE] 1865-1877: Rebuilding the Country - US Capitol Visitor Center [PAR] The amendment passed the Senate on April 8, 1864, and the House on ... The 
Civil Rights Bill granted citizenship and civil rights to all male persons in the 
United ... President Andrew Johnson vetoed the bill, but Congress overrode the 
veto  the ... to take his oath of office and become the first African American in 
Congress. [DOC] [TLE] HarpWeek | Elections | 1868 Events [PAR] On April 2, General Robert E. Lee ordered the evacuation of Petersburg and 
Richmond, ... In February 1866, Congress passed a second Freedmen's Bureau 
Act, which ... President Johnson vetoed it again, but Congress was able to 
override his ... It granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the 
United States,... [DOC] [TLE] Reconstruction Vocab Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] A bill that declared all persons born in teh U.S. were citizens entitle to fill and 
equal ... Passed by Congress on 9th April 1866 over the veto of President 
Johnson; declared .... Gave blacks the privilege of American citizenship and 
denied states' the right to restrict ... It was vetoed by Johnson but congress 
overrode his veto. [DOC] [TLE] Veto of the Civil Rights Bill | Teaching American History [PAR] March 27, 1866 ... By the first section of the bill, all persons born in the United 
States, and not ... It does not purport to declare or confer any other right of 
citizenship than .... If it be granted that Congress can repeal all State laws 
discriminating ... Such an act may deprive the black man of his property, but not of 
his right to hold... [DOC] [TLE] Civil Rights Act of 1866 facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] First, the act proclaimed "that all persons born in the United States ... are hereby 
declared ... Second, the act specifically defines the rights of American citizenship: 
.... Congress's attempt to grant social rights to blacks in the Civil Rights Act of 
1875 was ... afforded under the act, President Johnson nevertheless vetoed the 
bill. [DOC] [TLE] Reconstruction Timeline [PAR] President Abraham Lincoln announces his reconstruction plan. ... It grants 
citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and ... 
Congress passes the bill again; Johnson vetoes it again; and Congress overrides 
his veto. ... It thereby attempts to give the citizenship clause of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1866 more... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 16 - Course-notes.org [PAR] Democrat added to the Republican ticket, president by accident. ... Johnson 
vetoed the bill, declaring, the constitution did not sanction military trials of ... In 
April Congress overrode his veto; the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was the first major 
law ... clause that all persons born or naturalized in the United States were 
citizens of the... [DOC] [TLE] 149. 1850-59 - U.S. Senate [PAR] December 5, 1859: The Senate convened for the 36th Congress. ... March 2, 
1861: The Senate passed the Morrill tariff bill, significantly increasing ... was 
prepared to sustain the President in the exercise of all his constitutional functions 
to .... to grant citizenship and equal rights to all persons born in the United States 
"without... [DOC] [TLE] Presidential Key EventsMiller Center [PAR] Significant events from the presidencies of all American presidents. ... April 15, 
1865 ... Andrew Johnson - 02/19/1866: Johnson vetoes a bill calling for the 
extension of ... the citizenship of African Americans, affirming that all persons 
born or ... Congress overrides Johnson's veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Renewal 
Act. [DOC] [TLE] American Experience | Reconstruction: The Second Civil War | Black ... [PAR] The

Question: In April 1866 this president vetoed a bill granting citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.; Congress overrode his veto
Answer: Andrew Johnson