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  1. Overview: United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
  2. Full Record: United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
  3. Committee:Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
  4. Thursday, 21 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.

Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction

A special joint committee made up of nine members from the House of Representatives six members of the Senate. This committee was formed to inquire into the condition of the states in rebellion.

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Session 5036: 1865-12-21 00:00:00

Members on the part of the Senate are appointed to the Joint Committee; the credentials of G. H. Kyle and the certification of election for H. C. Warmoth are received by the Joint Committee.

Membership (at session start):

John A. Bingham, Henry T. Blow, George S. Boutwell, Roscoe Conkling, Henry Grider, Justin S. Morrill, Andrew J. Rogers, Thaddeus Stevens, Elihu B. Washburne (9 total)

Representing 9 delegations:

Illinois Delegation, Kentucky Delegation, Massachusetts Delegation, Missouri Delegation, New Jersey Delegation, New York Delegation, Ohio Delegation, Pennsylvania Delegation, Vermont Delegation

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