Birthright Citizens A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America |
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| Author:
| Jones, Martha S. |
| Series title: | Studies in Legal History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-57716-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2018 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | AUD $270.00 |
Book Description:
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Birthright Citizens examines how black Americans transformed the terms of belonging for all Americans before the Civil War. They battled against black laws and threats of exile, arguing that citizenship was rooted in birth, not race. The Fourteenth Amendment affirmed this principle, one that still today determines who is a citizen.
Birthright Citizens examines how black Americans transformed the terms of belonging for all Americans before the Civil War. They battled against black laws and threats of exile, arguing that citizenship was rooted in birth, not race. The Fourteenth Amendment affirmed this principle, one that still today determines who is a citizen.