they didn't. The states simply had no naturalization process which is one of
the reasons why the United States created the US citizen so the freed slaves
would have some way of enjoying civil rights. The states didn't want to deal
with them and since they were in servitude they were not freemen born in a
state.
On Thursday, March 25, 2021, 2:25:07 PM MDT, NELSON DICE
<nelsondice@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
When did the States give up the right to naturalizing state citizens?
