Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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22 Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
https://doi.org/10.3735/9781968349172.book-part-22

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Abstract

Even before the Civil War ended, President Abraham Lincoln wrestled with Congress over how to reconstruct the Union. After Lincoln's assassination, President Andrew Johnson initiated a minimalist program that offended many northerners. The Thirty-ninth Congress, after failing to reach a compromise with Johnson, proposed a constitutional amendment to solve the most pressing issues.

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