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.
A special joint committee made up of nine members from the House of Representatives six members of the Senate. This committee was formed to inquire into the condition of the states in rebellion.
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The Joint Committee meets; William Blair Lloyd is appointed Clerk; a Sub-Committee is appointed to wait on the President and ask him to defer action on reconstruction until after the report of the Joint Committee.
Ordered, That the Chairman, and Messrs. Johnson and Washburne constitute said sub-committee.