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 Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas

A sub-committee of the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction appointed to examine and report the present condition of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas; 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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Committee Document Library View

The list of documents under consideration by committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas at the end of its timeline.

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 00:00

Credentials of James M. Johnson


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 00:00

Credentials of G. H. Kyle


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

Credentials of William Byers


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

Memorial on the Members-Elect from Arkansas


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Feb 1866, 00:00

Credentials of Six Members-Elect from Alabama