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By Leila Kheiry
Ktitchikan, Alaska (AP)
Fifty years ago, Nancy DeWitt became an American citizen.
In reality, she always was an American, but because she was born in the Territory of Alaska, rather than in the United States, she was treated differently.
DeWitt was born in Ketchikan 15 years before statehood. When she and her sister - Mary Ida Henrikson, also Territory-born - would accompany their mother south to visit grandparents, the sisters had to go through customs, though their Washington-born mom did not.
Ktitchikan, Alaska (AP)
Fifty years ago, Nancy DeWitt became an American citizen.
In reality, she always was an American, but because she was born in the Territory of Alaska, rather than in the United States, she was treated differently.
DeWitt was born in Ketchikan 15 years before statehood. When she and her sister - Mary Ida Henrikson, also Territory-born - would accompany their mother south to visit grandparents, the sisters had to go through customs, though their Washington-born mom did not.
