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: Sub-Committee on the Powers of Congress

A sub-committee of the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction, organized to review the last article of the proposed amendment submitted to the Joint Committee by the sub-committee for the apportionment of representatives in Congress

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Session 5171: 1866-01-25 00:00:00

Article C is received by the Sub-Committee.

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Article C

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Article C.

Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper to secure all persons in every state full protection in the enjoyment of life, liberty and property; and to all citizens of the United States in any State the same immunities and also equal political rights and privileges.

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