1865.
It was the 14th Amendment that gave African Americans full citizenship
full rights to everyone regardless of color
14th, equal right under the law as well as the right to citizenship 15th, right to vote
The Indian Citizenship Act Americanized Native Americans giving them full citizenship. The 14th Amendment to Constitution actually gave them that right, but it took legislation from Congress to bring it to fruition.
The 14th amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
There are 5 provisions ensconced within the 14th Amendment. Basically the amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War.
15th amendment in 1867
"All persons born or naturalalized in the United States . . . are citizens"
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment.
It gave full citizenship to all people born in the Unites States. Because most African Americans were American born, they became full citizens. The amendment also required every state to grant its citizens "equal protection of the laws."
The Fourteenth Amendmeant granted full citizenship to all born in the U.S. no matter what race, ethnic background or previous family births. The opening sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment is both sweeping and clear: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."