loc_evenhand_br0002cp1s br0002cp1s evenhand loc yes Stephen Field to Salmon Chase Field, Stephen Johnson, 1816-1899 United States. Constitution. 14th Amendment Judges--United States United States. Supreme Court African Americans--Civil rights Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 Field, Stephen Johnson, 1816-1899 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Letter from Associate Justice Stephen Johnson Field to Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, dated June 30, 1866, expressing his support for the passing of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment gave citizenship to African Americans and guaranteed equal protection for all citizens under the law. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress Library of Congress "With an Even Hand": Brown v. Board at Fifty Collection (Library of Congress) eng Letters (correspondence) http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/images/br0002cp1s.jpg image/jpeg Forms part of the "With an Even Hand": Brown v. Board at Fifty Collection, Library of Congress, Manuscripts Division, Washington, D.C. Forms part of the "With an Even Hand": Brown v. Board at Fifty Collection. 1866-06-30 Washington (D.C.) 20090526 204835