jun 19, 1866 - Congress passes and sends the 14th Amendment to the states for ratification following displeasure with President Johnson’s leniency toward the former Confederate states. The Amendment grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., including those formerly enslaved. The Amendment, when later ratified, overturns the Dred Scott decision of 1857
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jun 19, 1866
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