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.
The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives for the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress.
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H. Res. 91 and H. Res. 94 are considered by the committtee
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
ARTICLE. —.
No person, except a citizen of the United States who has at all times borne true allegiance thereto, shall ever hold office under the United States; and Congress shall pass the necessary laws to prevent a violation of this article.