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 5591: 1866-03-15 12:00:00

Mr. G. Clay Smith's resolutions from December are discussed; the House receives a message from the Senate confirming their agreement to the amendments to S. 61

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Message from the Senate on Concurring in House Amendments to S. 61

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Mr. Speaker:

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The Senate have agreed to the amendments of the House to the bill of the Senate (S. 61) to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and furnish the means of their vindication.

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