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jun 29, 1864 - Summer 1864 Wade-Davis Bill

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Proposed by moderates and radicals; required the majority of white males in a former Confederate state to take an oath of allegiance to Union, forced state to hold new constitutional convention, and forced each state to abolish slavery and deprive all Confederate government officials and military officer their right to vote or hold office

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jun 29, 1864
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~ 162 years ago