https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act
Civil Rights Act may refer to several acts of the United States Congress, including: . Civil Rights Act of 1866, extending the rights of emancipated slaves by stating that any person born in the United States regardless of race is an American citizen; Civil Rights Act of 1871, prohibiting race-based violence against African Americans (see also Enforcement Acts, three Acts in 1870–71)