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You are not American : citizenship stripping from Dred Scott to the dreamers

Title
You are not American : citizenship stripping from Dred Scott to the dreamers / Amanda Frost.
ISBN
9780807051429
080705142X
9780807051436
Publication
Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2021]
Copyright Notice Date
©2021.
Physical Description
240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"The Supreme Court’s rejection of Black citizenship in the Dred Scott decision was among the first and most notorious examples of citizenship stripping. Over the last two centuries, the US government has revoked citizenship to cast out its unwanted, suppress dissent, and deny civil rights to all considered 'un-American' whether due to their race, ethnicity, marriage partner, or beliefs. Frost exposes a hidden history of discrimination and xenophobia that continues to this day. Amanda Frost explores how the United States' concept of citizenship and the rights of citizens has evolved, and especially how it has been challenged"--Adapted from book jacket.
Other formats
Online version: Frost, Amanda. You are not American Boston : Beacon Press, 2021
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 10, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (199-232) and index.
Contents
The significance of citizenship
Citizen slave
Confederate citizen
Birthright citizen
Citizen suffragist
Citizen stateswoman
Blut citizen
Suspect citizen
Expelled citizen
Twenty-first-century citizen.
Genre/Form
History.
Citation

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