Race et citoyenneté aux Etats-Unis : restrictions raciales à la naturalisation aux XIXe et XXe siècle

Even though the United States celebrates the diversity of its population, the American identity of non-Whites still seems to be less legitimate than that of Whites. It is mostly because in the United States, becoming a citizen has, from a legal standpoint, and for a long time, been synonymous with being white. This article tries to highlight, through the analysis of racial restrictions in the field of naturalization, the historical, legal and administrative link that has existed in the United States between the concept of white race and that of citizenship since this link has been instrumental in the construction of American identity