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(0)Carol Nackenoff
Author
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Abridged edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"'American by Birth' explores the history and legacy of Wong Kim Ark and the 1898 Supreme Court case that bears his name, which established the automatic citizenship of individuals born within the geographic boundaries of the United States. This book is a richly detailed account of the case and its implications in the ongoing conflicts over race and immigration in US history. It also includes a discussion of current controversies over limiting the...