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 House receives S. 1 from the Senate; the bill is considered and passes in the House
Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the bill of the Senate (S. 1) to regulate the elective franchise in the District of Columbia.