ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, bɹˈaʊnloʊ kˈɔːld ɐ spˈɛʃəl sˈɛʃən ʌvðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli tə kənsˈɪdɚ ðə fˈoːɹtiːnθ ɐmˈɛndmənt, wˌɪtʃ ɛkstˈɛndᵻd sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts tʊ ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz.
In July 1866, Brownlow called a special session of the General Assembly to consider the Fourteenth Amendment, which extended civil rights to African Americans.