- Citizenship & Belonging in U.S. History

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What does it mean to be a U.S. citizen? Who decides who gets to be one? How have some people sought to keep others from enjoying full and equal citizenship? These are some of the questions we will explore as we trace the changing nature of U.S. citizenship from 1787 to the present. Along the way we will focus on citizenship as a legal status, particularly as it has affected Native Americans, African Americans, women, immigrants, and other marginalized groups, and analyze the ways in which members of those groups fought for justice using the language of citizenship.