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.

Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction

A special joint committee made up of nine members from the House of Representatives six members of the Senate. This committee was formed to inquire into the condition of the states in rebellion.

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Session 5051: 1866-01-12 10:30:00

The Joint Committee meets; the credentials of James Farrow and John D. Kennedy are received from the House; Mr. Stevens' joint resolution is further considered and amended; Sub-Committees are created; the Sub-Committee on the Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment is appointed; all propositions are referred to the appropriate Sub-Committee.

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Resolution to Apportion Representatives According to Voters

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Resolved, That, in the opinion of this Committee, representatives should be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers of legal voters.

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