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  1. Overview: United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
  2. Full Record: United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
  3. Committee:Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
  4. Session: 1866-01-10 00:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

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.

Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction

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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Session 5890: 1866-01-10 00:00:00

Resolutions on Congress' role in former Confederate States and resolutions endorsing the President's annual message and denying the right to secede are referred to the Joint Committee.

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Resolution Endorsing the President's Annual Message and Denying the Right to Secede

Shown with amendment 'Resolution Endorsing the President's Annual Message and Denying the Right to Secede: Mr. Bingham's Substitute' (e434986)

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Resolved, That this House has an abiding confidence
 e message of the President of the United States, delivered at the present Congress, is regarded by this body as an able and patriotic state paper.

Resolved, That the principles therein advocated for the President,toration of the Union are the safest and most practicable that in the futcan now be applied to our disordered domestic affairs.

Resolved, as in the pastThat no State, or any number of States confederated together, can in any manner sunder their connection with the Federal Union, except by a total coöpsubversion of our present system of government; and that the with CongresPresident in enunciating this doctrine in his late message has but given exprestoringsion to equal position andthe sentiments of all those who deny the rights with or power of a State to secede.

Resolved, That the President is entitled to ther States in thanks of Congress and the Union alcountry for his faithful, wise, and successful efforts to restore civil government, law, and order to those States whose citizens were lately in insurrection against the Federal authority; and we hereby pledge ourselves to aid, assist, and uphold him in the policy which he has adopted to give harmony, peace, and union to the country.

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