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The practice of citizenship : Black politics and print culture in the early United States /

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'The Practice of Citizenship' traces the parallel development of early black print culture and legal and cultural understandings of U.S. citizenship. Considering a variety of texts by both canonical and lesser-known authors, Derrick R. Spires demonstrates how black writers articulated an e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spires, Derrick Ramon (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2019]
Subjects:
African Americans > Political activity > History > 18th century.
African Americans > Political activity > History > 19th century.
Citizenship > United States > History > 18th century.
Citizenship > United States > History > 19th century.
Citizenship in literature.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
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Summary:'The Practice of Citizenship' traces the parallel development of early black print culture and legal and cultural understandings of U.S. citizenship. Considering a variety of texts by both canonical and lesser-known authors, Derrick R. Spires demonstrates how black writers articulated an expansive, practice-based theory of citizenship.
Physical Description:344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812250800
081225080X