Historical Newspaper: Chinamen as Citizens- An Important Decision by the United States Supreme Court
Subject
United States v. Wong Kim Ark
Title
Historical Newspaper: Chinamen as Citizens- An Important Decision by the United States Supreme Court
Date
3/29/1898
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 3rd column, 1st paragraph.
Chronicling America features a March 29, 1898 article, writer unknown, from the Sun newspaper that provides an account of the outcome of the Supreme Court case- the United States v. Wong Kim Ark, in which a California-born Chinese American, Wong Kim Ark, was denied entry into the U.S. after a trip abroad. The writer provides an overview of the case and outcome, the notion of citizenship defined during the "unhappy period of rabid rage and malevolent zeal" (Reconstruction), and a brief exploration of the distinction between citizenship of the United States vs. citizenship of an individual state.
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Chronicling America features a March 29, 1898 article, writer unknown, from the Sun newspaper that provides an account of the outcome of the Supreme Court case- the United States v. Wong Kim Ark, in which a California-born Chinese American, Wong Kim Ark, was denied entry into the U.S. after a trip abroad. The writer provides an overview of the case and outcome, the notion of citizenship defined during the "unhappy period of rabid rage and malevolent zeal" (Reconstruction), and a brief exploration of the distinction between citizenship of the United States vs. citizenship of an individual state.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The Sun, NY)
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“Historical Newspaper: Chinamen as Citizens- An Important Decision by the United States Supreme Court,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 15, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/487.