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.

Andrew J. Kuykendall

Quill platform ID: p8188.

"(March 3, 1815 -- May 11, 1891) Andrew Jackson Kuykendall was a lawyer, soldier, judge, farmer, and American Lawyer. Kuykendall was born in Gallatin County, Illinois. Andrew studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840. He was a member of the State house of representatives (1842 - 1862) and a member of the State senate from 1878-1882. He also served as a major in the Union army in the 31st regiment and as a volunteer on the Illinois Volunteers Militia. He served as a county and probate judge of Johnson County from 1873 to 1881. Kuykendall was elected as a Republican to the 39th Congress (March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1867). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=K000347]"

Member of Illinois Delegation—United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866.

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