they passed the civil rights act of 1866.
Six Confederate Veterans founded the Klan after Slavery was abolished in the Civil War. It would be like a group of Nazi Veterans killing Jewish people after WWII
some southerners felt that confiscating property violated the constitution
The Freedmen's Bureau provided food, housing and medical aid, established schools and offered legal assistance. It also attempted to settle former slaves on land confiscated or abandoned during the war.