Which act of legislation granted citizenship and the same rights enjoyed by Whites to everyone "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude?"

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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was the first federal law ever enacted to grant citizenship and civil rights to African Americans, including the right to sue, testify in court, own property, and make contracts. It essentially granted the same rights enjoyed by Whites to everyone "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude". The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by President Lincoln during the Civil War, which declared all slaves in Confederate territory to be free. The Equal Protection Clause is part of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits states from denying any person within its jurisdiction equal protection under the law. Jim Crow laws, on the other hand, were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans in the South.

Which Act of Legislation Granted Citizenship and the Same Rights