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Soldier & Citizen

NPT's Soldier & Citizen explores how the "blood debt" was leveraged for full citizenship.

03/01/2019

The Citizenship Project

Soldier & Citizen

Episode 4 | 51m 49sVideo has Closed Captions

NPT's Soldier & Citizen explores how the "blood debt" was leveraged for full citizenship.

Military service has historically been seen as a pathway to new rights and legitimacy for minority groups, offering battlefield sacrifice as evidence of worthiness. Through riveting stories of Tennessee's military history, NPT's Soldier & Citizen explores how the "blood debt" has been leveraged to further the cause for full citizenship.

03/01/2019

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The Citizenship Project is a local public television program presented by WNPT

The Citizenship Project is made possible by the support of Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area and the First Tennessee Foundation.

The Citizenship Project

Soldier & Citizen

Episode 4 | 51m 49sVideo has Closed Captions

Military service has historically been seen as a pathway to new rights and legitimacy for minority groups, offering battlefield sacrifice as evidence of worthiness. Through riveting stories of Tennessee's military history, NPT's Soldier & Citizen explores how the "blood debt" has been leveraged to further the cause for full citizenship.

03/01/2019

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The Citizenship Project is a local public television program presented by WNPT

The Citizenship Project is made possible by the support of Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area and the First Tennessee Foundation.

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