Bibliograph

American while black, African Americans, immigration, and the limits of citizenship, Niambi Michele Carter

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American while black, African Americans, immigration, and the limits of citizenship, Niambi Michele Carter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American while black

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1099533032

Responsibility statement

Niambi Michele Carter

Sub title

African Americans, immigration, and the limits of citizenship

Summary

What has an expanded immigration regime meant for how blacks express national attachment? In this book, Niambi Michele Carter argues that immigration, both historically and in the contemporary moment, has served as a reminder of the limited inclusion of African Americans in the body politic. Blacks use immigration as a way to express their concerns about how race operates to structure and constrain their place in the American political landscape. Carter draws on original interview material and empirical data on African American political opinion to offer the first theory of black public opinion

Table Of Contents

Lies, fairytales and fallacies : immigration and the complexity of black public opinion -- Citizens first? African Americans as conflicted nativists -- Emigrants, immigrants and refugees: immigration as a strategy for black liberation (1815-1862) -- (Re)Remembering race : collective memory and racial hierarchy in the present -- Conflicted nativism an emprical view -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Interview Questionnaire -- Appendix B: Race and nation survey

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African Americans, immigration, and the limits of citizenship

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