Birthright citizens : a history of race and rights in antebellum America
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Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; Cambridge University Press, [2018].
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
342.7308 JONES
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342.7308 JONES
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Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; Cambridge University Press, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Before the Civil War, colonization schemes and black laws threatened to deport former slaves born in United States. Birthright Citizens recovers the story of how African American activists remade national belonging through battles in legislatures, conventions, and courthouses. They faced formidable opposition, most notoriously from the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott. Still, Martha S. Jones explains, no single case defined their status. Former slaves studied law, secured allies, and conducted themselves like citizens, establishing their status through local, everyday claims. All along they argued that birth guaranteed their rights. With fresh archival sources and an ambitious reframing of constitutional law-making before the Civil War, Jones shows how the Fourteenth Amendment constitutionalized the birthright principle, and black Americans' aspirations were realized. Birthright Citizens tells how African American activists radically transformed the terms of citizenship for all Americans"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jones, M. S. (2018). Birthright citizens: a history of race and rights in antebellum America . Cambridge University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jones, Martha S.. 2018. Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America. Cambridge University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jones, Martha S.. Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America Cambridge University Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jones, Martha S.. Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America Cambridge University Press, 2018.
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