Thatcher ir Linthicum peticija

The < a>Thatcher and Linthi cum < a><a href= Petition< a href="">>Pet< a>ition<a>< a> was a < a><a href= Peti tion>pet< a>ition<a> created b< a href="">y tw< a>o Marylan ders in 1867 to the United <a h< a href="">ref=< a>States >States<a > Co< a>ngress, asking for < a href="">the repeal of th< a href="">e Bl< a>ack Codes and < a>the extension of ci< a href="">vil < a>rights to Af< a href="">rica< a>n Americans. It was< a href=""> the< a> first <a < a href="">href< a>=Petition>petiti on< a> of i ts kind to be prese< a href="">nted< a> to Congr ess a nd was instrumenta l in < a>the pas sage of the F ourteenth < a href="">Amen< a>dment.

The < a>Thatcher and Linthi cum < a><a href= Petition< a href="">>Pet< a>ition<a>< a> was a < a><a href= Peti tion>pet< a>ition<a> created b< a href="">y tw< a>o promine nt ci tizen< a href="">s of th< a href="">e Un< a>ited <a hr ef=< a>States>States<a >, Wi lliam< a href=""> Tha< a>tcher and John Linthicum, in 1< a>819. The <a hr ef=Peti< a>tion>pet ition<a> < a href="">was < a>sent to the Unite< a href="">d <a< a> href=St ates >States<< a>a> Congr ess a nd reques< a>ted tha< a>t the <a h ref= Federal< a>_Government>federa l go< a>vernment<< a>a> pro< a>vide fina ncial assi< a href="">stan< a>ce to the <a h< a>ref=States>state s<a > in =>order t< a href="">o im< a>prove the <a h< a>ref=Infrastructu re>i nfras< a href="">truc< a>ture<a> of the nation. Sp ecif icall< a href="">y, t< a>he <a href =P< a>etition>petition< a>ers reque< a>sted that the < a><a href= Federal_G over nment< a href="">>fe< a>deral gov ernment< a> < a>provide funds to th< a href="">e <a< a> href=St ates >states<< a>a> to bui ld r< a>oa< a>ds, canal s, an d other public work s pr< a>ojects.<b< a>r><br>The <a h ref=Petit ion> petit< a href="">ion<< a>a>ers argued that < a href="">the < a><a href= Fede ral_G< a href="">over< a>nment>federal go vern ment<< a href="">a> < a>had a resp onsi bilit< a href="">y to< a> help the < a href=""><a h< a>ref< a href="">=S< a>tates>st ates<a> i< a href="">mpro< a>ve their <a hr ef=Infr< a>astructure>infra stru cture< a href=""><a>< a>, as it wa s es< a>sential for the nat< a href="">ion