"All persons born in the United States, and not subject to any foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States"

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Amendments to the United States Constitution
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9 April 1866 the Civil Rights Act of 1866 had a clause similar to the 14th's which is referenced as a precursor

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

9 April 1866 the Civil Rights Act of 1866 had a clause similar to the 14th's which is referenced as a precursor