This Day in History: Congress Passes Indian Citizenship Act
June 2, 2016
Though many Native Americans were already citizens through marriage or military service, the Indian Citizenship Act, passed by Congress on this day in 1924, extended citizenship to all Native Americans. Even though they were granted citizenship by the Congress, Native Americans were denied the right to vote in many states for a good part of… Read More >
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