Abstract
The program of the schools now being given definition and practice in for has deep significance for Negro citizens, as well as for other citizens, of the United States. The distinctions already made in the rights and responsibilities of citizens on the basis of race and color, particularly in the Solid South, have caused thoughtful Negroes to ask themselves what form such an education for them and their children may take. Is this citizenship program to consider the rights, duties and privileges of political life? Is this program to concern itself with the processes of making a living? Or is it to embrace comprehensively one's entire social life as a member of a community? In the case of Negroes, is there to be a neglect of political activity and an emphasis upon the wider civic activities? In fact, is Education for Citizenship to mean the same for Negro Americans as for Americans of other ethnic origins? The basic consideration for citizenship in the United States is birth within the allegiance. This was a principle of English Common Law. Those who were born in the realm were subjects of the king and owed allegiance to him. This principle of citizenship by birth prevailed in the English Colonies. When the constitution was
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