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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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Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, 1865-1867
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Journal of the Senate First and Second Session of the Thirty-Ninth Congress
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Committee: The Senate
Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. Wednesday February 1867Committee: The Senate
Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. Saturday March 1867Committee: The Senate
Committee Report: S. 1 Presented to the President of the United States Thursday January 1867Committee: The Senate
Mr. Howe reported from the committee that they presented to the President of the United States, on the 26th of December last, the following enrolled bills: S. 1. An act to regulate the elective franchise in the District of Columbia. Thursday January 1867Committee: The Senate
Message to the House on Concurring in House Amendments to S. 61 Thursday March 1866Committee: The Senate
Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. Thursday March 1866Committee: The Senate
The President pro tempore signed the enrolled bills (S. 61 and H. R. 358) last reported to have been examined, and they were delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States. Friday March 1866Committee: The Senate
The President pro tempore signed the enrolled bills (S. 61 and H. R. 358) last reported to have been examined, and they were delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States. Friday March 1866Committee: President Andrew Johnson
S. 61 Friday March 1866Committee: President Andrew Johnson
President Johnson's S. 1 Veto Message Saturday January 1867Committee: The Senate
[...] and it was delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States. Monday December 1866Committee: President Andrew Johnson
S. 1 Monday December 1866Committee: The Senate
Motion to Report H. R. 1143 as Amended to the House Saturday February 1867Committee: The Senate
Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment. Saturday February 1867Committee: The Senate
Message to the House Wednesday February 1867Committee: The Senate
Message to the House Saturday March 1867Committee: The Senate
Message on the Enrollment of H. Res. 127 Thursday June 1866Committee: The Senate
Mr. Cowan reported from the committee that they had examined and found duly enrolled [...] and the joint resolution (H. R. 127) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Thursday June 1866Committee: The Senate
The President pro tempore signed the enrolled joint resolution (H. R. 127) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and it was delivered to the committee to be presented to the Secretary of State to be deposited in the State... Friday June 1866Committee: The Senate
The President pro tempore signed the [...] enrolled bills [...], and they were delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States. Thursday February 1867Committee: President Andrew Johnson
H. R. 1143 Thursday February 1867Committee: The Senate
H. R. 1143: Senate Resolution Saturday March 1867