Most Americans of African Descent Were Not Officially Citizens in the United

question 37

Multiple Choice

Most Americans of African descent were not officially citizens in the United States until

• A)1857,when the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dred Scott v.Sandford.
• B)1868,when the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution conferred citizenship on the freed slaves.
• C)1896,when the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Plessy v.Ferguson.
• D)1920,when the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution allowed for universal suffrage.

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