jun 23, 1864 - NOLA blacks inspire Wade-Davis Bill
Description:
| WHAT: | required majority (not one-tenth) of white male southerners to pledge support for UNion before reconstruction could begin, and guaranteed blacks equality before the law excluding suffrage. | EFFECT: | passed in congress, but then lincoln vetoed and congress adjourned.Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 23, 1864
Now
~ 161 years ago