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Who had the right to live within the newly united states of America?
In the country’s founding decades, federal and state politicians debated which categories of people could remain and which should be subject to removal. The result was a white Republic, purposefully constructed through contentious legal, political, and diplomatic negotiation. But, as Samantha Seeley demonstrates, removal, like the right to remain, was a battle fought on multiple fronts. It encompassed tribal leaders' fierce determination to expel white settlers from Native lands and free African Americans' legal maneuvers both to remain within the states that sought to drive them out and to carve out new lives in the West. Never losing sight of the national implications of regional conflicts, Seeley brings us directly to the battlefield, to middle states poised between the edges of slavery and freedom where removal was both warmly embraced and hotly contested.
Reorienting the history of U.S. expansion around Native American and African American histories, Seeley provides a much-needed reconsideration of early nation building.
Editions of Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469664811
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469674322
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469664835
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890859471
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469664828
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890859464
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Who had the right to live within the newly united states of America?
In the country’s founding decades, federal and state politicians debated which categories of people could remain and which should be subject to removal. The result was a white Republic, purposefully constructed through contentious legal, political, and diplomatic negotiation. But, as Samantha Seeley demonstrates, removal, like the right to remain, was a battle fought on multiple fronts. It encompassed tribal leaders' fierce determination to expel white settlers from Native lands and free African Americans' legal maneuvers both to remain within the states that sought to drive them out and to carve out new lives in the West. Never losing sight of the national implications of regional conflicts, Seeley brings us directly to the battlefield, to middle states poised between the edges of slavery and freedom where removal was both warmly embraced and hotly contested.
Reorienting the history of U.S. expansion around Native American and African American histories, Seeley provides a much-needed reconsideration of early nation building.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain about?
Who had the right to live within the newly united states of America?
In the country’s founding decades, federal and state politicians debated which categories of people could remain and which should be subject to removal. The result was a white Republic, purposefully constructed through contentious legal, political, and diplomatic negotiation. But, as Samantha Seeley demonstrates, removal, like the right to remain, was a battle fought on multiple fronts. It encompassed tribal leaders' fierce determination to expel white settlers from Native lands and free African Americans' legal maneuvers both to remain within the states that sought to drive them out and to carve out new lives in the West. Never losing sight of the national implications of regional conflicts, Seeley brings us directly to the battlefield, to middle states poised between the edges of slavery and freedom where removal was both warmly embraced and hotly contested.
Reorienting the history of U.S. expansion around Native American and African American histories, Seeley provides a much-needed reconsideration of early nation building.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
Where can I read a sample of Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781469664811
How long is Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain and how many pages does it have?
Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain has 368 page(s)
Is Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain?
Samantha Seeley
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469664811) and paperback(ISBN 9781469674322) and ebook(ISBN 9781469664835) and ebook(ISBN 9798890859471) and ebook(ISBN 9781469664828) and pdf(ISBN 9798890859464)
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