United States v. Wong Kim Ark

Season 30

In 1898, the Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark had acquired U.S. citizenship at birth.

On March 28, 1898, the Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark had acquired U.S. citizenship at birth and that "the American citizenship which Wong Kim Ark acquired by birth within the United States has not been lost or taken away by anything happening since his birth."

AIR DATE 5/29/18