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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Session 5603: 1866-04-25 12:00:00

Mr. Kasson submits a Resolution demanding Presidential communication on the issue of rebel debt

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Resolution to Request the President Detail Negotiations Concerning the Rebel Debt

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Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to this House, if not incompatible with the public interest, any negotiations that have been entered into by or proposed to the executive department of this Government respecting the rebel debt known as the cotton loan or any other rebel indebtedness.

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