Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America (Studies in Legal History)
Martha S. Jones explores the relationship between race, citizenship, and legal rights in antebellum America. Framed as a study in legal history, this book examines birthright citizenship and the debates surrounding belonging and status in the United States before the Civil War.
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Birthright Citizens examines the history of race and rights in antebellum America.
Focusing on legal history, the book considers how birthright citizenship related to debates about belonging and status.
Martha S. Jones places questions of race and citizenship within the political and legal life of the United States before the Civil War.
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