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 8632: 1866-12-03 00:00:00

The second session of the Thirty-Ninth Congress is called to order

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Credentials of Isaac R. Hawkins

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