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 credentials of James M. Johnson and a resolution to make the admission of rebellious states conditional on their acceptance of constitutional amendment are received by the Joint Committee.
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