Of course. African Americans are born in the US, so they are automatically citizens. To get more technical, if an African came to America and became naturalized, s/he'd be a US citizen.
African-Americans are first-class citizens just like anyone else who was either born in the United States or who are naturalized citizens.
The requirement that was necessary for African Americans to become citizens undr the fourtheenth amendment was that they had to be born in the U.S.
14th Amendment and the 15th amendment.
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African-Americans are US citizens whose ancestors are (usually) from the continent of Africa. Africans who live in an African country would be referred to by their country of citizenship (e.g., Namibians, Kenyans) and would not be called African-Americans. An African-American visiting Africa would simply be thought of as an "American" or "US citizen" to the local population.
African-Americans are first-class citizens just like anyone else who was either born in the United States or who are naturalized citizens.
All African Americans became citizens as a result of the 14th Amendment.
The requirement that was necessary for African Americans to become citizens undr the fourtheenth amendment was that they had to be born in the U.S.
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The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution stated that everyone born in the United States, including African Americans, were American citizens. It was ratified in 1868.
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14th Amendment and the 15th amendment.
constitutional amendments giving citizens ship rights to African-Americans
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The dred Scott decision held that all African Americans, whether free or slave, were not citizens of the US, had no power to sue in court, and that the congress had no constitutional authority to end slavery.
The Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857 determined that African-American slaves were not U.S. citizens. The Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans, whether enslaved or free, were not considered citizens and therefore did not have legal standing to sue in federal court.