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 8842: 1867-02-20 12:00:00

The Senate receives H. R. 1143 back from the House with amendments

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Message to the House

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Resolved, That the Senate agree to the amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the bill of the House (H. R. 1143) to provide for the more efficient government of the insurrectionary States.

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