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You Are Not American Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers

Amanda Frost

Shortlisted for the Mark Lynton History Prize Over the last two centuries, the US government has revoked citizenship to cast out its unwanted, suppress dissent, and deny civil rights to all considered “un-American”—whether due to their race, ethnicity, marriage partner, or beliefs. Drawing on the n...

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The book details the long history of citizenship stripping in the United States, suggesting that denaturalization is not a new concept but a recurring theme.

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I'm the author of You Are Not American, Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers.

— Episode: Revoking US citizenship

Episode: Revoking US citizenship

The book details the long history of citizenship stripping in the United States, suggesting that denaturalization is not a new concept but a recurring theme.

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I'm the author of You Are Not American, Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers.

And the title of your book to me implies that denaturalization isn't exactly a novel concept.

No, it's not. And the idea of taking away citizenship generally, even of the native born, is not a novel concept. And it started with Dred Scott.

American citizenship stripping from Dred Scott to the dreamers. Check it out.

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