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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The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress

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Session 5569: 1866-02-05 12:00:00

S. 61 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; the Committee on Elections reports on the Michigan Baldwin V. Trowbridge contested election

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Resolution on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

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Resolved, That Hon. Rowland E. Trowbridge is not entitled to hold the seat now occupied by him in this House as a representative from the State of Michigan.

Resolved, That Augustus C. Baldwin has been duly elected as a representative from the State of Michigan to the Thirty-Ninth Congress, and is entitled to a seat in this House.

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