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.
1 Exits 1-12 in the Albany area (sometimes referred to as Free 90) are maintained by NYSDOT. 2  For some reason I-90 has it's own set of mileposts, putting mile 0 348 miles into the state. 3  I-90 then rejoins the Thruway at the Berkshire Section Exit B1 and continues to the Mass Pile.