Birthright citizens : a history of race and rights in antebellum America / Martha S. Jones.
Before the Civil War, colonization schemes and black laws threatened to deport former slaves born in the United States. Birthright Citizens recovers the story of how African American activists remade national belonging through battles in legislatures, conventions, and courthouses. They faced formida...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2018.
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| Series: | Studies in legal history.
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316577165 |
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