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.
The Senate of the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress
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Richard Yates of Illinois joins the Senate; members of standing committees are appointed
On the Judiciary—Messrs. Trumbull, (chairman,) Harris, Clark, Johnson, Poland, Stewart, and Hendricks.