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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Daniel Voorhees from Indiana enters the House; standing and select committees are appointed
Resolved, That Augustus C. Baldwin, claimant for the seat held by Hon. R. E. Trowbridge, from the fifth congressional district of Michigan, be entitled to the privilege of the floor pending the decision of his claim he be permitted to speak to the question when it comes before the House.