Essays and Research Papers on Black Social Issues

5 pages. Even though a person can be pre-disposed towards a biased view, they can come to support their opinions with evidence, data, logical reasoning, and statistical measures as well. Just because one is known to be biased does not mean a problem cannot be solved using the data and other tools available. ...

This 8 page paper provides questions and answers on topics such as decolonization, the student movements of the 1960s and myths about African Americans. Many issues inclusive of slavery are touched on. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the African-American leaders’ views on race relations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page overview of two issues raised by the 1857 decision denying citizenship to blacks in America. While one of these impacts, the deleterious effect on black morale, is an obvious one; there were also less obvious impacts. One of these was that the decision in effect preventing the drafting of blacks ...

A 6 page discussion of the manner in which Dr. Martin Luther King utilized patience and strategy in implementing civil reform in regard to black rights. This paper contends that despite the title of Dr. King’s most popular book, Dr. King did wait till the time was right for each measure of his complicated ...

This is a 6 page paper discussing the concepts of race, ethnicity, culture, and multiculturalism. Also discussed are the integration and assimilation approaches to race relations. In regards to positive race relation policies it has been found that the multicultural and integrative concepts are the most widely accepted as they provide equal opportunities for all ...

A 5 page paper which argues how A. Philip Randolph made a difference in the lives of many African Americans through his struggle in the Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters as it related to the union. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which provides a summary and analysis of Charles Joyner’s “Down by the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community.” No additional sources cited.

A 10 page observation that the obvious exclusion of blacks from positions of high visibility and high influence in the broadcasting industry relates to the recognition by those in power that black faces would not be accepted into the living rooms across America. This paper analyzes the historic prejudices which have been waged against ...

A 10 page paper which compares and contrasts the search for black identity in W.E.B. Du Bois’ “Souls of Black Folks” and Langston Hughes’ “The Big Sea.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

This 5 page paper discusses this book at length and gives a detailed analysis of the story. This book is a story about black slaves during the colonial period of the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 11 page paper discusses the origins of blackface in American society. This paper traces its roots to the early part of the 20th century and discusses the many implications it had on society in general. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page contention that the phenomenal success achieved by Lorene Cary, author of the autobiographical “Black Ice”, was indeed an atypical experience for black women of the time period. Cary’s success, however, is not solely attributable to a set of fortuitous circumstances but also to hard work and determination. Bibliography lists 2 ...

A five page paper which looks at race and gender relationships in Ellison's 'Invisible Man', with particular reference to the protagonist's experience of the 'Woman Question' during his time with the Brotherhood. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A nine page paper which looks at the development of African-American music and culture with particular reference to the concept of outsider culture, the way in which outsiders are defined, and the extent to which individuals can transcend the boundaries between the majority culture and subcultures. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 14 page paper discusses the life of Nelson Mandela in terms of his autobiography. Furthermore, this paper considers the relationship between the self and the social through references to relevent social sciences literature. Bibliography lists 17 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. The paper compares the two and discusses the validity of their philosophies and whether or not their philosophies hold true today. Annotated bibliography lists 10 sources.

This is a 5 page paper comparing the films “White Man’s Burden” and “Baby Boy”. “White Man’s Burden” (1995) directed by Desmond Nakano, and “Baby Boy” (2001) directed by John Singleton, are two films which both tell the stories of unemployed lower class individuals who exist and try and live within a racial society. “White ...

A 5 page paper which examines racial perspectives in the chapter titled “Equal Opportunity” in Walter Mosley’s “Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the book "Mill and Town in South Carolina" by David L. Carlton. This book is about the early days of the cotton mills and Carlton uses this book to describe the cotton industry, race relations, culture in the South, etc. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 12 page paper discussing heroism, humanity including the examples given in the lives of Hiltgunt Zassenhaus, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Jimmy Carter. Heroism has many different classical and modern definitions but the most acceptable and all inclusive are those definitions which include the fusion of mind and body. The mind of a hero ...

This 8 page report discusses incidents in which African Americans have been accused of shoplifting and falsely arrested. Retailers are losing enormous amounts of money because of shoplifters but they still must recognize when their security procedures cross the line from prudent action to undeniable racism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the issue of motherhood from the black feminists perspective. This paper furthermore attempts to illustrate issues of motherhood which are specific to the black community. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page report discusses the life, times, contemporaries, and accomplishments of Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915). He was fundamental in changing the perceptions of many (at least those whose vision was not clouded by racial prejudice) 19th century white and black Americans regarding the potential of “Negroes.” He was convinced that education and training was ...

This 5 page report discusses Ernest Gaines’ A Gathering of Old Men, originally published in 1983, and allows the reader to hear from a number of perspectives and voices about what the experience of being African American in the South has meant to individual old (black) men. The story is about 15 old ...