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 5831: 1866-06-11 12:00:00

Mr. Raymond submits a resolution on rebel debt; the House continues to consider H. R. 543

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Resolution to Request the President Provide a Statement of Rebel Laws on Rebel Debt

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Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to communicate to this House a statement of the provisions of the laws and ordinances of the late insurgent States on the subject of the rebel debt, so called.

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