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.
The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress
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The Indiana Washburn V. Voorhees contested election is resolved in Mr. Washburn's favor
Resolved, That the Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees is not entitled to a seat in this House as a representative from the seventh district of Indiana in the 39th Congress.