“Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
…in Congress assembled, That all persons born in the United States and not subject to
…any foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens of
…the United States; and such citizens, of every race and color, without regard to any previous
…condition of slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof, the
…party shall have been duly convicted, shall have the same right, in every State and Territory
…in the United States, to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, and give evidence,
…to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property, and to full and
…equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property,
…as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, and penalties,
…and to none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding.”

NOTE: The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, (43 Stat. 253, enacted June 2, 1924) – Fifty-six (56) years later.