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.

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Session 5129: 1865-12-13 12:00:00

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Resolution to Inquire into Prohibiting Racial Discrimination in Granting the Elective Franchise

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Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to consider the expediency of reporting an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which shall provide, substantially, that no State shall make any distinction in the exercise of the elective franchise on account of race or color.

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