The Civil Rights Act of 1866 became law on April 9, 1866, by a two-thirds majority overriding President Andrew Johnsonâs veto. The first aim of the Act was to provide federal protection to emancipated African Americans, giving practical effect to the Thirteenth Amendment.
Albany is located about 150 miles (240 km) north of New York City on the Hudson River. It has a total area of 21.8 square miles (56 km2), of which 21.4 square miles (55 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (1.8%) is water.
New York's waterways, including more than 7,500 lakes and ponds, 70,000 miles of rivers and streams and thousands of miles of coastline, count 165 species of fish. In terms of its size, New York is the country's 27th-largest state, covering an area of 54,475 square miles (35 million acres). Of this area, 47,126 square miles (87 percent) is made up of land, while the remaining 7,429 square miles comprises water.