United States Civil Right Act (1866)This act followed the end of the Civil War, enactment of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and the beginning of the Reconstruction...
People v Dean (1866)One of the first civil rights cases to be heard in Michigan concerning a mixed race black man who sought the right to vote. It was on of...
Ballot Proposal to allow Negro suffrage in Michigan fails for the fourth time (1868)In 1868, the same year the state rejected the 15th Amendment giving blacks the right to vote, Dawson Pompey became the first African...
14th Amendment is Ratified (July 8, 1868)Established equal civil rights and liberties to former slaves. Its major provision: “nor shall any state deprive any person of life,...