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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House Judiciary Committee Minutes, 38th Congress, first session, to 40th Congress, first session
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House Judiciary Committee Minutes, 38th Congress, first session, to 40th Congress, first session (File Number HR38A-E10.5); Dec. 11, 1865-May 15, 1866, p. 87-167; Committee Papers, 1813-2011 (CP 1813-2011); Committee Papers of the Committee on the Judiciary from the 38th Congress through 40th Congresses (Committee Papers 38th-40th); Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789-2015, Record Group 233 (RG 233); National Archives Building, Washington, DC (NAB).
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