A)ll persons born in the United States... are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States; and such citizens, of every r
ace and color, without regard to any previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude... shall have the same right, in every State and Territory in the United States... as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, and penalties, and to none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding." - 1866 Civil Rights Act This piece of legislation represents the political and social changes during the __________ era. A) Civil War B) Prohibition C) World War I D) Reconstruction
