In Birthright Citizens -- A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America,Prof. Martha Jones argues the free blacks of Baltimore shaped the idea of birthright citizenship that made it into the U.S. constitution and that their struggle still carries meaning for today’s immigrants.
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