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It said only a free White person may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States. One of our first laws made American citizenship an exclusive White-only club. But what is White?

White people in the U.S. may be asked to check off boxes about their ethnic background if the White House approves a proposal to change how the government collects race and ethnicity data.

The Naturalization Act of 1790 only allotted citizenship to “free white persons” living in America, making only people of European ancestry eligible to vote, hold office, and own property, ...

The Naturalization Act of 1790 provided that only free white persons could become naturalized U.S. citizens. Although the Naturalization Act of 1870 extended eligibility to persons of African ...