1870
Legislation / citizenshipSupplement
Naturalization extended to African nativity and descent
United States; Black immigrants and excluded Asian immigrants
Congress expanded naturalization eligibility to people of African nativity or descent. It retained a racial framework that continued to exclude many Asian immigrants.
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Context / qualification
An expansion of rights within a still-discriminatory system.