Bhagat Singh Thind (1892-1967), an Indian American spiritual teacher and writer, was denied US citizenship in United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind (1923). The Supreme Court ruled, 9 to 0, that while Thind was arguably Caucasian, he was not white. The laws of the time allowed the foreign-born to become citizens only if they were “free white … Continue reading Bhagat Singh Thind
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