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253: To be a Citizen? The History of Becoming American

253: To be a Citizen? The History of Becoming American

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253: To be a Citizen? The History of Becoming American

FromBackStory

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Around three quarters of a million people applied to be American Citizens in 2017. But what does citizenship actually mean? The way Americans have defined citizenship has changed over time and many have found their citizenship challenged, undermined, resisted and even revoked. On this episode of BackStory, Brian, Nathan and Joanne discover the path to citizenship has never been easy.
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Released:
Oct 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes history engaging and fun.