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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"(August 15, 1817 -- December 12, 1895) Hezekiah Sanford Bundy was a farmer, lawyer, businessman, public servant and American politician. Bundy was born in Marietta, Ohio. Bundy studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850. He was a member of the State house of representatives in 1848 and 1850 and member of State senate in 1855. Bundy was elected as a Republican to the 39th and 43rd Congresses (March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1867 and March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1866 and was an unsuccessful candidate in 1862 and 1874. He was elected to the 53rd Congress to fill a vacancy caused by the death of William H. Enochs (December 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895). During his time in congress, he served as a chairman on the Committee on Mileage (43rd Congress). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=B001059]"
Member of Ohio Delegation—United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Ohio Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.
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