Bibliograph

You are not American, citizenship stripping from Dred Scott to the dreamers, Amanda Frost

Type

Label

You are not American, citizenship stripping from Dred Scott to the dreamers, Amanda Frost

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (199-232) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

You are not American

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1164826057

Responsibility statement

Amanda Frost

Sub title

citizenship stripping from Dred Scott to the dreamers

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

adult

Classification