Birthright citizens : a history of race and rights in antebellum America / Martha S. Jones.

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Studies in legal history.
Main Author: Jones, Martha S. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Series:Studies in legal history.
Subjects:
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 19th century.
Citizenship > United States > History > 19th century.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States > History.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Citizenship.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation.
United States.
Bürger.
Bürgerrecht.
Staatsangehörigkeit.
Rassendiskriminierung.
Schwarze.
USA.
Baltimore, Md.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xix, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Variant Title:
History of race and rights in antebellum America
Format: Book

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