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.
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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The Joint Committee meets; H. Res. 31 is received; the Joint Committee resolves to keep proceedings secret; the Sub-Committee to wait on the President reports; Mr. Stevens proposes a constitutional amendment on represenation, which is debated and amended.
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