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Passing the Civil Rights act.
President Andrew Johnson was impeached, and under President Lyndon B. Johnson, Congress passed some of the most important laws, including the Civil Rights Act.
It passed through Congress over Johnson's veto.
Congress passed the civil rights act of 1866 over the President's veto.
Outlawing the Black Codes Passing the First Reconstruction Act Passing the Civil Rights Act
Congress passed the civil rights act of 1866 over the President's veto.
Congress overruled Johnson's veto.
by vetoing the rights but congress overrode the vetos
Andrew Johnson vetoed the post-Civil War bill.
The civil rights act
President Johnson's former experience in congress made him a strong politician. As a result, he fought for civil rights and did not want to take "no" for an answer.
Johnson pushed through Congress most of Kennedy's civil rights agenda and generally improved the lot of minorities.