June 2 in American History
Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born in the country — many of whom, remarkably, had not been considered citizens of the nation on their own ancestral land. It was an overdue and incomplete step; some states still blocked Native voting for decades. But the principle of belonging was, at last, affirmed in law.
In 1924: the Indian Citizenship Act. Congress granted U.S.
Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born in the country — many of whom, remarkably, had not been considered citizens of the nation on their own ancestral land. It was an overdue and incomplete step; some states still blocked Native voting for decades. But the principle of belonging was, at last, affirmed in law.
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