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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 Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
A sub-committee of the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction, to which resolutions related to apportionment of representatives in Congress are referred
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Session 14423: 1866-01-16 00:00:00
A resolution to amend the Constitution to make representation conditional on Black civil rights is received by the Sub-Committee.
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Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Make Representation Conditional on Black Civil Rights
Resolved, That an amendment to the Constitution of the United States be submitted to the States for their ratification in one of the two following forms:
Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of citizens of the United States: Provided, That whenever, in any State, civil or political rights or privileges shall be denied or abridged on account of race or color, all persons of such race or color shall be excluded from the basis of representation.
Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of citizens of the United States: Provided, That whenever, in any State, the elective franchise shall be denied or abridged on account of race or color, all persons of such race or color shall be excluded from the basis of representation.
Decisions yet to be taken
- Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Make Representation Conditional on Black Civil Rights (introduced on 1866-01-16 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e902811) [This document]
Document Timeline
- Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Make Representation Conditional on Black Civil Rights (introduced on 1866-01-16 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e902811) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]