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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Mr. Stevens gives notice of a substitue for H. R. 623; the House considers H. Res. 127
Mr. President: The House of Representatives has agreed to the amendments of the Senate to the joint resolution of the House (H. R. 127) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States; [...]