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* Read * Belonging to America: Equal Citizenship and the Constitution by Kenneth L. Karst ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Belonging to America: Equal Citizenship and the Constitution Who are the real citizens of America? Which people truly qualify for equality under the law? Two hundred years ago, an honest answer to these questions would have excluded not only women, slaves, and Indians, but also Germans, Scotch-Irish, Catholics, and Jews. Karst explores the psychological impact of discrimination on those who have been its victims--who, in one way or another, have been told by society that they do not belong. Throughout their history Americans have simultaneously believed i

Belonging to America: Equal Citizenship and the Constitution

Title : Belonging to America: Equal Citizenship and the Constitution
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Rating : 4.79 (622 Votes)
Asin : 0300050283
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 340 Pages
Publish Date : 2013-10-19
Language : English

Who are the real citizens of America? Which people truly qualify for equality under the law? Two hundred years ago, an honest answer to these questions would have excluded not only women, slaves, and Indians, but also Germans, Scotch-Irish, Catholics, and Jews. Karst explores the psychological impact of discrimination on those who have been its victims--who, in one way or another, have been told by society that they do not belong. Throughout their history Americans have simultaneously believed in equality and accepted the subordination of groups of people--and both views have been reflected in American law. In this lively and original book a l

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