Native Americans Granted Citizenship: 1924 Act Recognizes Rights
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 granted U.S. citizenship to roughly 125,000 Native Americans without requiring them to abandon tribal lands or affiliations. Despite this federal recognition, seven states still barred Indigenous voters in 1938 by citing tax exemptions and guardianship laws. Full voting rights across all states finally arrived only after a 1948 judicial decision dismantled those state-level prohibitions.
June 2, 1924
102 years ago
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