Martha S. Jones

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I had something to say: “The fight for birthright citizenship started with these Black Americans We have endured years, decades, even centuries of confusion about citizenship.” www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... via @MSNBC

Glad to see Ezekiel Kweku going deep on birthright at the @nytimes.com. Still, a correction. Emancipation did not bring on the need for a 14th A. Instead, the refusal of lawmakers for decades before to credit FREE Black Americans as citizens demanded that birthright be constitutionalized.

"You will encounter people who will encourage you to fear the past: those who want to be sure that hard history is forgotten, suppressed, even whitewashed. You will hear that it will harm you, wound you, undermine your ability to be great. Don’t believe them." open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...

This morning, I went down a rabbit hole -- and discovered a new clue to the life story of Mr. Johns Hopkins. hardhistories.substack.com/p/down-anoth...

It was the honor of a lifetime to receive an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Guilford College, and to speak to the Class of 2026!