(Tuesday, July 24, 1866; during the Reconstruction Era) — Tennessee today became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War, six days after ratifying the 14th Amendment, which guaranteed citizenship rights to former slaves.
(Tuesday, July 24, 1866; during the Reconstruction Era) — Tennessee today became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War, six days after ratifying the 14th Amendment, which guaranteed citizenship rights to former slaves.