… in the landmark case United States versus Won Kim Ark, which determined that Won Kim Ark, the son of Chinese migrants born in San Francisco Go. Was an American citizen. The Supreme Court ruled in his favor even at the height of the Chinese Exclusion Act, because the 14th Amendment is abundantly clear. All persons born in the United States means all persons. It is because of people like him and the generations of black Americans who fought to secure their rights through … (00:59–01:09)
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Asserts that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Won Kim Ark despite the Chinese Exclusion Act.
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