Citizenship and Belonging–Panel Debrief from the 2025 OAH Meeting
Description
This special panel debrief edition of the Journal of American History Podcast features a conversation on “Citizenship and Belonging,” held at the 2025 OAH Conference on American History in Chicago.
In this episode, panelists Erica Lally (Georgetown University), David Dry (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Heidi Ardizzone (Saint Louis University), and Hannah Simmons (Northwestern University) explore definitions of citizenship and belonging in U.S. history. Hosted by Kasha Appleton and Marina Mecham, this debrief examines how Black and Indigenous women's citizenship claims in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries reshape our understanding of American citizenship and rights. The discussion highlights different approaches to studying citizenship and belonging, while showcasing how each panelist's research contributes to this evolving field.
Music: King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band’s Mabel’s Dream, 1923
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