Help pls 20 pts thank u :) The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was significant because it... A: placed the South under military rule and created districts
B: granted all African American men the right to vote
C: prohibited states from denying the right to vote due to race
D: was the first in a series of laws that protected African Americans

C

Explanation:

"Specifically, the 1866 Act stated that “all persons born in the United States” (except for Indigenous groups) were “hereby declared to be citizens of the United States” and that “such citizens of every race and color ... shall have the same right ... as is enjoyed by white citizens.”' Thoughtco.com

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