Professor Martha S. Jones: 'Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America' Image As former slaves struggled to become citizens, they redefined citizenship for all Americans. This is their story. 'Birthright Citizens' tells how African American activists radically transformed the terms of citizenship for all Americans. Before the Civil War, colonization schemes and black laws threatened to deport former slaves born in the 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 opposition, most notoriously from the US Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott. Still, Martha Jones explains, no single case defined their status. Former slaves studied law, secured allies, and conducted themselves like citizens, establishing their status through local, everyday claims. All along they argued that birth guaranteed their rights. With fresh archival sources and an ambitious reframing of constitutional law-making before the Civil War, Jones shows how the Fourteenth Amendment constitutionalized the birthright principle, fulfilling the long-held aspirations of African Americans. Professor Martha S. Jones is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Department of History. She came from the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts the University of Michigan where she was a Presidential Bicentennial Professor, Professor of history and Afroamerican and African Studies. She was a founding director of the Michigan Law School Program in Race, Law & History and a senior fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows. This event is free and open to all. Jan 16 2019 18.00 - 20.00 Professor Martha S. Jones: 'Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America' Professor Jones talks about her new book 'Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America ' on 16th January, 2019. Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 4, 11 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9LE Find the venue
Professor Martha S. Jones: 'Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America' Image As former slaves struggled to become citizens, they redefined citizenship for all Americans. This is their story. 'Birthright Citizens' tells how African American activists radically transformed the terms of citizenship for all Americans. Before the Civil War, colonization schemes and black laws threatened to deport former slaves born in the 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 opposition, most notoriously from the US Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott. Still, Martha Jones explains, no single case defined their status. Former slaves studied law, secured allies, and conducted themselves like citizens, establishing their status through local, everyday claims. All along they argued that birth guaranteed their rights. With fresh archival sources and an ambitious reframing of constitutional law-making before the Civil War, Jones shows how the Fourteenth Amendment constitutionalized the birthright principle, fulfilling the long-held aspirations of African Americans. Professor Martha S. Jones is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Department of History. She came from the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts the University of Michigan where she was a Presidential Bicentennial Professor, Professor of history and Afroamerican and African Studies. She was a founding director of the Michigan Law School Program in Race, Law & History and a senior fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows. This event is free and open to all. Jan 16 2019 18.00 - 20.00 Professor Martha S. Jones: 'Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America' Professor Jones talks about her new book 'Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America ' on 16th January, 2019. Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 4, 11 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9LE Find the venue
Jan 16 2019 18.00 - 20.00 Professor Martha S. Jones: 'Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America' Professor Jones talks about her new book 'Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America ' on 16th January, 2019.
