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.

President Andrew Johnson

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Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 00:00

President's Annual Message (1865)

People: Andrew Johnson

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the referral of this document from its being read in Congress.]


Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Mar 1866, 00:00

S. 61

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 27 Mar 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: When President Johnson vetoes S. 61, it is returned to the Senate.]


Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 27 Mar 1866, 00:00

President Johnson's S. 61 Veto Message

People: Andrew Johnson

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 27 Mar 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: President Johnson's veto message was read in the Senate on March 27, 1866.]


Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

President's Annual Message (1866)

People: Andrew Johnson

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the referral of this document from its being read in Congress.]


Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Dec 1866, 00:00

S. 1

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Jan 1867, 00:00

[Editors' note: When President Johnson vetoes S. 1, it is returned to the Senate.]


Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Jan 1867, 00:00

President Johnson's S. 1 Veto Message

People: Andrew Johnson


Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 00:00

H. R. 1143

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1867, 00:00

[Editors' note: When President Johnson vetoes H. R. 1143, it is returned to the House to be reconsidered.]


Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1867, 00:00

President Johnson's H. R. 1143 Veto Message

People: Andrew Johnson