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https://omeka-s.library.illinois.edu/s/ias/item/3813
- Title
- Naturalization Act of 1870
- Description
- The Naturalization Act of 1870 created a system of controls for the naturalization process. It explicitly extended naturalization rights to "aliens of African descent" while denying rights to all other non-white immigrant groups, particularly Asians.
