Becoming American under Fire : : Irish Americans, African Americans, and the Politics of Citizenship during the Civil War Era / / Christian G. Samito.
In Becoming American under Fire, Christian G. Samito provides a rich account of how African American and Irish American soldiers influenced the modern vision of national citizenship that developed during the Civil War era. By bearing arms for the Union, African Americans and Irish Americans exhibite...
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Samito, Christian G., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Becoming American under Fire : Irish Americans, African Americans, and the Politics of Citizenship during the Civil War Era / Christian G. Samito. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2011] ©2011 1 online resource (320 p.) : 8 halftones text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Crisis of Citizenship in the 1850s -- 2. The Question of Armed Service -- 3. African Americans in Arms -- 4. Equal Rights and the Experience of Military Justice for African American Soldiers -- 5. Irish Americans in Arms -- 6. African Americans and the Call for Rights -- 7. The Affirmation of Naturalized Citizenship in America -- 8. The Affirmation of Naturalized Citizenship Abroad -- Epilogue: The Legacy of National Citizenship in the Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In Becoming American under Fire, Christian G. Samito provides a rich account of how African American and Irish American soldiers influenced the modern vision of national citizenship that developed during the Civil War era. By bearing arms for the Union, African Americans and Irish Americans exhibited their loyalty to the United States and their capacity to act as citizens; they strengthened their American identity in the process. Members of both groups also helped to redefine the legal meaning and political practices of American citizenship.For African American soldiers, proving manhood in combat was only one aspect to their quest for acceptance as citizens. As Samito reveals, by participating in courts-martial and protesting against unequal treatment, African Americans gained access to legal and political processes from which they had previously been excluded. The experience of African Americans in the military helped shape a postwar political movement that successfully called for rights and protections regardless of race.For Irish Americans, soldiering in the Civil War was part of a larger affirmation of republican government and it forged a bond between their American citizenship and their Irish nationalism. The wartime experiences of Irish Americans helped bring about recognition of their full citizenship through naturalization and also caused the United States to pressure Britain to abandon its centuries-old policy of refusing to recognize the naturalization of British subjects abroad.As Samito makes clear, the experiences of African Americans and Irish Americans differed substantially-and at times both groups even found themselves violently opposed-but they had in common that they aspired to full citizenship and inclusion in the American polity. Both communities were key participants in the fight to expand the definition of citizenship that became enshrined in constitutional amendments and legislation that changed the nation. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) African American soldiers History 19th century. African Americans Legal status, laws, etc History 19th century. African Americans Legal status, laws, etc. History 19th century. Citizenship United States History 19th century. Irish American soldiers History 19th century. Irish Americans Legal status, laws, etc History 19th century. Irish Americans Legal status, laws, etc. History 19th century. Civil War. Discrimination & Race Relations. U.S. History. HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877). bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 9783110536157 print 9780801448461 https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801463761 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801463761 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780801463761/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Crisis of Citizenship in the 1850s -- 2. The Question of Armed Service -- 3. African Americans in Arms -- 4. Equal Rights and the Experience of Military Justice for African American Soldiers -- 5. Irish Americans in Arms -- 6. African Americans and the Call for Rights -- 7. The Affirmation of Naturalized Citizenship in America -- 8. The Affirmation of Naturalized Citizenship Abroad -- Epilogue: The Legacy of National Citizenship in the Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Crisis of Citizenship in the 1850s -- 2. The Question of Armed Service -- 3. African Americans in Arms -- 4. Equal Rights and the Experience of Military Justice for African American Soldiers -- 5. Irish Americans in Arms -- 6. African Americans and the Call for Rights -- 7. The Affirmation of Naturalized Citizenship in America -- 8. The Affirmation of Naturalized Citizenship Abroad -- Epilogue: The Legacy of National Citizenship in the Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
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