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  1. Overview: United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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  3. Committee:The Senate
  4. Session: 1866-03-09 12:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

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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The Senate of the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress

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Session 5489: 1866-03-09 12:00:00

The Senate continues to consider H. Res. 51

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H. Res. 51

Shown with amendment 'H. Res. 51: Mr. Doolittle's Amendment: Mr. Wilson's Amendment ' (e901577)

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JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing to amend the Constitution of the United States.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several States, as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of the said legislatures, shall be valid as part of said Constitution, viz:

ARTICLE —.

After the census, to be taken in the year 1870, and each succeeding census, Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to the number in each State of male citizenelectors over twenty-one years of age having, qualificationed by the laws therequisite for electoof to choose members of the most numerous branch of the Stateits Legislature; citizens possessing like qualificaand direct taxes shall be apportions disfranchised for participation in any rebellion;ed among the several States according to the value of the real and persons of like age not naturalized. The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every hundred thousand of actual population, but eachal taxable property situate in each State not belonging to the State shall have at least one Represenor to the United Statives.

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