"SUPREME COURT FAVORED CHINESE"

Title: "SUPREME COURT FAVORED CHINESE"
Description: A headline from an article in the David City News (David City, Nebraska) announcing the Supreme Court's ruling in the case (June 30, 1898). The headline reads: "SUPREME COURT FAVORED CHINESE. The Exclusion Act Is a Violation of the Constitution and Is Void. A MOST IMPORTANT FINDING. None Since the Famous Dred-Scott Case So Far Reaching. IT MAKES MANY CITIZENS. Fourteenth Amendment Provides That Mongolian Children Born In this County Are Citizens." This headline captures the significance of the ruling in United States v. Wong Kim Ark; however, it incorrectly claims that the decision rendered the Chinese Exclusion Act void. In reality, the exclusion act was extended for another ten years in 1902 and made permanent in 1904. It was not repealed until 1943. The ruling only exempted native-born Chinese Americans from being excluded under the act.
Date: June 30, 1898
Creator: David City News
Publisher: Newspapers.com
Source: David City News June 30, 1898
Subject: Chinese Exclusion, Wong Kim Ark, Chinese Immigration and Emigration, Birthright Citizenship
Format: Newspaper
Coverage: David City, Nebraska
Language: English