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.
The bill was passed by both houses of Congress and subsequently signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on April 20. This legislation proved instrumental in providing Grant with the necessary resources to eradicate the first-era KKK.