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.

Senate Committee on the Judiciary

The Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate for the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress

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The list of documents under consideration by committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary at the end of its timeline.

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1865, 00:00

S. Res. 1


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Jan 1866, 00:00

S. Res. 10


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00

Credentials of John P. Stockton


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00

Protest of Members of the New Jersey Legislature against Mr. Stockton’s Right to a Seat in the Senate


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 24 Jan 1866, 10:00

H. Res. 9


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 31 Jan 1866, 10:00

S. Res. 9


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 12 Jan 1867, 00:00

H. R. 956

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Jan 1866, 00:00

S. 61


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 24 Jan 1866, 10:00

Report on the Contested Election of John P. Stockton


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 30 Jan 1866, 11:45

Resolution on the Contested Election of John P. Stockton


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00

S. 61