Source material

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.

Source material

Minutes of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 39th-40th Congress, 1st Session: Minutes

Details

Minutes of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 39th-40th Congress, 1st Session: Minutes; Dec. 5, 1865-March 25th, 1867; Committee Papers, 1816-2011 (CP 1816-2011); Minutes of the Committee on the Judiciary from the 39th through 73rd Congresses (Minutes of the Committee 39th-73rd); Records of the U.S. Senate, 1789-2015, Record Group 46 (RG 46); National Archives Building, Washington, DC (NAB).

Associated with

73 events.

Resource Collections (0):

None

Associated events (73)

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 00:00
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks

People: Lyman Trumbull
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 00:00
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks

People: Ira Harris
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 00:00
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks

People: Daniel Clark
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 00:00
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks

People: Luke P. Poland
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 00:00
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks

People: William M. Stewart
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 00:00
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks

People: Thomas A. Hendricks
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 30 Jan 1866, 11:45
Resolution on the Contested Election of John P. Stockton
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 30 Jan 1866, 11:45
Committee agreed to a favorable Report as prepared by the Chairman, and recommended for adoption by the Senate the following Resolution Resolved, That John P. Stockton was duly elected, and is entitled to a seat as a Senator from the State of New...
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
Call to Order
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
Thursday, Jan. 11th, 1866 Committee met at ten o’clock A. M.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
Present: The Chairman, and Senators Clark, Harris, Hendricks, Poland, and Stewart;
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
S. 61: First Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Second Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Third Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Fourth Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Fifth Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Sixth Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Seventh Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
Motion to Report S. 61 as Amended
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
S. B. 61. To protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights was considered, and amended and the Committee agreed to report the same as amended,
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
Motion to Adjourn
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
At twelve o’clock [the] Com. Adjourned
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
Call to Order
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
Wednesday March 14th, 1866 Committee met at 10 o’clock
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
Present; the Chairman and Senators Harris, Hendricks, Poland and Stewart.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
Motion to Adjourn
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
Committee adjourned at 12 o'clock.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 24 Jan 1866, 10:00
Call to Order
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 24 Jan 1866, 10:00
Wednesday Jan. 24th, 1866 Committee met at ten o’clock.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 00:00
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks

People: Reverdy Johnson
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 24 Jan 1866, 10:00
Present. The Chairman and Senators Clark[,] Harris[,] Hendricks[,] Johnson[,] Poland[,] and Stewart
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 24 Jan 1866, 10:00
H. Res. 9
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 24 Jan 1866, 10:00
S. R. 4. To prevent the purchase and sale of Confederate Bonds, and also, H. R. 9. proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, prohibiting any appropriation of money for the purpose of paying any debate contracted in aid of the...
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 24 Jan 1866, 10:00
Motion to Adjourn
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 24 Jan 1866, 10:00
Committee adjourned at 12, no.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
Credentials of John P. Stockton
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
Protest of Members of the New Jersey Legislature against Mr. Stockton’s Right to a Seat in the Senate
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 10:00
The credentials of Hon. John P. Stockton U. S. Senator from the State of New Jersey were considered but no difinitive action taken upon them,
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 10:00
Call to Order

People: Lyman Trumbull
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 10:00
Washington Jan. 17th, 1866 Committee met at ten o’clock A. M.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 10:00
Present; The Chairman, and Messrs. Clark, Harris, Hendricks, Johnson, Poland and Stewart.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 10:00
The credentials of the Hon. J. P. Stockton U. S. Senator from the State of New Jersey were considered, but no definite action taken upon them.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 10:00
Motion to Adjourn
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 10:00
Committee adjourned at 12 no.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 30 Jan 1866, 11:45
Call to Order
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 30 Jan 1866, 11:45
Tuesday Jan. 30th, 1866 Committee met at 11 ¾ o’clock, to consider the Report in the case of Hon. John P. Stockton.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 30 Jan 1866, 11:45
Present The Chairman and Senators Harris, Hendricks, Johnson, Poland and Stewart.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 24 Jan 1866, 10:00
Report on the Contested Election of John P. Stockton
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 24 Jan 1866, 10:00
The credentials of Hon. John P. Stockton was considered and the Committee decided that in their opinion, Mr. Stockton was legally elected, and agreed to report to that effect.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 30 Jan 1866, 11:45
Motion to Adjourn
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 30 Jan 1866, 11:45
Committee adjourned at 12 o’clock.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 31 Jan 1866, 10:00
Call to Order

People: Lyman Trumbull
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 31 Jan 1866, 10:00
Wednesday Jany. 31st, 1866 Committee met at 10 o’clock.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 31 Jan 1866, 10:00
Present: The Chairman and Senators Clark, Hendricks, Poland and Stewart. Mr. Harris came in but was excused in order to attend the Joint Com. on Reconstruction.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 31 Jan 1866, 10:00
S. Res. 9
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 31 Jan 1866, 10:00
S. R. No. 9 proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the payment of any debt incurred in aid of the Rebellion was considered but no definite action upon it taken.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 31 Jan 1866, 10:00
Motion to Adjourn
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 31 Jan 1866, 10:00
Com. adjourned at 12 o’clock.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
Motion to Recommend Concurrence in the House Amendments to S. 61
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
The amendments of the House of Representatives to S. Bill. 61. To protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights and furnish the means of their vindication were considered and agreed to by the Committee.
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
S. 61
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's Second House Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's First Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's Third House Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's Second Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's Third Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's Fourth Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
S. 61: First House Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Second House Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Third House Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Fourth House Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 14 Mar 1866, 10:00
S. 61: Fifth House Judiciary Committee Amendment
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 00:00
Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman

People: Lyman Trumbull