What has an expanded immigration regime meant for how blacks express national attachment? In this book, Niambi Michele Carter argues that immigration, both historically and in the contemporary moment, has served as a reminder of the limited inclusion of African Americans in the body politic. Blacks use immigration as a way to express their concerns about how race operates to structure and constrain their place in the American political landscape. Carter draws on original interview material and empirical data on African American political opinion to offer the first theory of black public opinion.

Lies, fairytales and fallacies : immigration and the complexity of black public opinion -- Citizens first? African Americans as conflicted nativists -- Emigrants, immigrants and refugees: immigration as a strategy for black liberation (1815-1862) -- (Re)Remembering race : collective memory and racial hierarchy in the present -- Conflicted nativism an emprical view -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B.

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