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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866

An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal rights, both civil and legal, to Black Americans, including those who had been emancipated by the thirteenth amendment.

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The Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives for the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress.

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Memorial on Indiana Contested Election: W. D. Washburne

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 00:00

Memorial on Indiana Contested Election: W. D. Washburne

Memorial on New York Contested Election: William E. Dodge

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 00:00

Memorial on New York Contested Election: William E. Dodge

Memorial on Michigan Contested Election: Augustus C. Baldwin

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 00:00

Memorial on Michigan Contested Election: Augustus C. Baldwin

Memorial of Hon. Charles Follett

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 00:00

Memorial of Hon. Charles Follett

Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Jan 1866, 00:00

Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

People: Portus Baxter Henry L. Dawes Samuel S. Marshall William Radford Charles Upson

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Jan 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Jan 1866, 00:00

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

People: Henry L. Dawes Portus Baxter Samuel S. Marshall William Radford Charles Upson

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Jan 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Jan 1866, 00:00

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

People: Halbert E. Paine Samuel Shellabarger Joseph W. McClurg Glenni W. Scofield

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Jan 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Feb 1866, 00:00

Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Feb 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Resolution on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Feb 1866, 00:00

Resolution on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Feb 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Feb 1866, 00:00

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

People: William Radford Samuel S. Marshall

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Feb 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Feb 1866, 00:00

Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Feb 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Feb 1866, 00:00

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Feb 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 00:00

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Mar 1866, 00:00

Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Mar 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Mar 1866, 00:00

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Mar 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Mar 1866, 00:00

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

People: Samuel S. Marshall William Radford

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Mar 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Report on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 May 1866, 00:00

Report on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 May 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Resolution on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 May 1866, 00:00

Resolution on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 May 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Second Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jul 1866, 00:00

Second Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jul 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]

Further Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jul 1866, 00:00

Further Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jul 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.]