Remaking the Republic : black politics and the creation of American citizenship / Christopher James Bonner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonner, Christopher James, author.

Series:

America in the nineteenth century.

America in the nineteenth century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Political activity--History--19th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Politics and government--19th century.

Citizenship--United States--History--19th century.

Citizenship.

African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc--History--19th century.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020]

Summary:

"This is a book in African American history. It is about African Americans' efforts to define citizenship in the nineteenth-century United States. The definition of citizenship in the Constitution is vague, and African Americans used that ambiguity to claim specific rights, thereby crafting the definition of citizenship for all Americans"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : making Black citizenship politics

An integral portion of this republic

"Union is strength" : building an American citizenship

Nations, revolutions, and the borders of citizenship

Runaways, or citizens claimed as such

Contesting the "foul and infamous lie" of Dred Scott

Black politics and the roots of reconstruction

Epilogue : the enduring search for home.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780812296860 (electronic book)

0812296869