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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.
Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
A sub-committee of the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction appointed to examine and report the present condition of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina; their actions in relation to any amendments to the Federal and State constitutions; the present legal position of freedmen in the states; how the ordinances of secession are being treated in the states; and whether the validity of debts contracted for the support of the rebellion is acknowledged.
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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 00:00
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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 00:00
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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 00:00