National Citizenry

  • Dred Scott v. Sandford

    Scott (slave) sued the executor of his former master's estate
  • Abraham Lincoln

    Republican Party won control over the White House, "blacks" were considered American citizens
  • 39th Congress

    End of the Civil War the Republican Party was in control, white-dominated governments that restricted the rights of former slaves
  • Civil Rights Act

    Declared that all persons born or naturalized in the US are citizens
  • 14th Amendment

    Granting both National and State citizenship in language