- Thursday, 14 December 1865, at 00:00
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.
House Committee on the Judiciary
The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives for the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress.
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Session 8907: 1865-12-14 00:00:00
A joint resolution on equal suffrage is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Membership (at session start):
George S. Boutwell, Burton C. Cook, William Lawrence, Daniel Morris, Andrew J. Rogers, Francis Thomas, Thomas Williams, James F. Wilson, Frederick E. Woodbridge (9 total)
Representing 9 delegations:
Illinois Delegation, Iowa Delegation, Maryland Delegation, Massachusetts Delegation, New Jersey Delegation, New York Delegation, Ohio Delegation, Pennsylvania Delegation, Vermont Delegation
Imported Documents
- Resolution to Inquire into Prohibiting Racial Discrimination in Granting the Elective Franchise (e898921) imports from The House of Representatives,
on Wednesday, 13 December 1865, at 12:00
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