Fighting for Citizenship: Black Northerners and the Debate Over Military Service in the Civil War

"Understanding debates over African Americans' enlistment exposes a formative moment in the development of American citizenship: black Northerners' key demand was that military service earn full American citizenship for black men and women, a term that had no precise definition prior to the Fourteenth Amendment. In articulating this demand, Taylor argues, black Northerners participated in the remaking of American citizenship itself--unquestionably one of the war's most important results"-- Read More

"Understanding debates over African Americans' enlistment exposes a formative moment in the development of American citizenship: black Northerners' key demand was that military service earn full American citizenship for black men and women, a term that had no precise definition prior to the Fourteenth Amendment. In articulating this demand, Taylor argues, black Northerners participated in the remaking of American citizenship itself--unquestionably one of the war's most important results"-- Read Less

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  	This is a digital edition of this title. Buy eBook Lifetime Access: $22.99 Title: Fighting for Citizenship by Brian Taylor Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Print ISBN: 9781469659763, 146965976X eText ISBN: 9781469659787 Edition: 2020 Format: EPUB eBook	$22.99 Buy eBook This is a digital eBook Nothing will be shipped to you Works with web browsers and the VitalSource app on all Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle Fire, iOS, and Android devices Most eBooks are returnable within 14 days of purchase Questions? See our eBook FAQ