After passage by both houses of Congress, the bill was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on April 20. This law was very instrumental in giving Grant the tools he needed to demolish the first-era KKK.
After both chambers of Congress approved it, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill into law on April 20. This legislation played a crucial role in equipping Grant with the means to dismantle the first-era KKK.