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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Resolved, That so much of the annual message of the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the present session, together with the accompanying documents, ... as relates to the reestablishment of the courts in districts where their authority has been interrupted, and to all judicial proceedings, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Resolved, That so much of the President's message and accompanying documents as relates to the subject of reconstruction be referred to the joint committee on reconstruction.