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 4848: 1865-12-05 12:00:00

A House resolution to form the Joint Committee of Fifteen is received by the Senate

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Resolution to Print the President's Annual Message

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Resolved, That the annual message of the President of the United States, with the accompanying documents, be printed; and that five thousand additional copies of the message be printed for the use of the Senate.

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