{"product_id":"you-are-not-american-citizenship-stripping-from-dred-scott-to-the-dreamers-paperback","title":"You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Frost\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Mark Lynton History Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCitizenship is invaluable, yet our status as citizens is always at risk--even for those born on US soil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver 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. Drawing on the narratives of those who have struggled to be treated as full members of \"We the People,\" law professor Amanda Frost exposes a hidden history of discrimination and xenophobia that continues to this day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Supreme Court's rejection of Black citizenship in \u003ci\u003eDred Scott\u003c\/i\u003e was among the first and most notorious examples of citizenship stripping, but the phenomenon did not end there. Women who married noncitizens, persecuted racial groups, labor leaders, and political activists were all denied their citizenship, and sometimes deported, by a government that wanted to redefine the meaning of \"American.\" Today, US citizens living near the southern border are regularly denied passports, thousands are detained and deported by mistake, and the Trump administration is investigating the citizenship of 700,000 naturalized citizens. Even elected leaders such as Barack Obama and Kamala Harris are not immune from false claims that they are not citizens eligible to hold office. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Are Not American\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with what it means to be American and the issues surrounding membership, identity, belonging, and exclusion that still occupy and divide the nation in the twenty-first century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Frost\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of law at American University, and she writes and teaches in the fields of constitutional, immigration, and citizenship law. Her work has been published in numerous academic journals, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e. Connect with her on Twitter @amanda_frost1.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.7 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767360356640,"sku":"9780807055458","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c4169a0b73c4cd9d5a2e045f197b2f92.webp?v=1780309981","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/you-are-not-american-citizenship-stripping-from-dred-scott-to-the-dreamers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}