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Prior to ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed to
stop discrimination against African Americans.
punish officials from the Confederate states.
ensure the loyalty of former Confederates.
grant all women the same rights as men.

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stop discrimination against African Americans.

(The 1866 Act declared all persons born in the U.S. citizens and guaranteed them equal rights under the law, aiming to protect newly freed African Americans.)