may 29, 1866 - Brownlow submits 14th amendment to Congress
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Brownlow began calling for civil rights to be extended to freed slaves, stating that "a loyal Negro was more deserving than a disloyal white man." In May 1866, he submitted the 14th Amendment for ratification.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gannaway_Brownlow#Reconstruction_Era_Governor_of_Tennessee
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may 29, 1866
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~ 158 years ago
