Essays and Research Papers on Black Social Issues

A 5 page paper which examines three works which have contributed to the evolution of the African American. Two of the works are nonfiction and one work is fiction. The works discussed are “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” by Douglass, “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Harriet Jacobs, and ...

A paper which looks at the important role played by Nelson Mandela in the development of the modern South Africa, and the way in which his theories of civil rights and social justice can be applied to the political situation in other countries. Bibliography lists 3 sources

A 3 page paper which examines what life was like in antebellum Mississippi based on Edwin Davis and William Hogan’s edition of “The Barber of Natchez.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page reflection on the influential factors that shaped one black woman's life. Credits the influence of a mother and a grandmother on this woman's personal and occupational life. Now a successful middle-class professor at a major university, this women attributes her success to her family and to her church. No ...

This 8 page paper uses a real life Caucasian Freedom Rider from the 1960s as a subject for this piece of historic fiction. Research done uses the real account of James Peck who rode a bus from Atlanta to Birmingham at the height of the civil rights era. Bibliography lists 6 sources. ...

A 4 page paper which examines the spiritual disciplines of Martin Luther King Jr.. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines African cosmology as it applies to Toni Morrison’s novel “Beloved.” Bibliography lists 3 sources. RAafcos.rtf

A 10 page exploration of the interrelationship that exists between sociology and social work. Noting the work of such black pioneers in sociology as W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, and Cornel West, the author explains that from a very broad perspective, sociologists try to understand the mechanisms of human interaction and social workers try ...

A 5 page discussion of the racism and prejudice that characterized the Pacific Northwest. The author emphasizes that the mindset of racial subjugation and inferiority was vary much a part of the Pacific Northwest from its earliest white occupation. Although things have changed somewhat since World War II there are still many racial ...

A 4 page paper which provides a general overview to the holiday celebration known as Kwanzaa. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines W.E.B. Dubois’ “The Souls of Black Folks” from a conflict theory perspective. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which discusses Buffalo soldiers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page overview of life as it was for slave women in the late latter nineteenth century. This paper contrasts those experiences with those of Charlotte Forten, a free black woman of relative privilege. The author contends that, although Forten was sympathetic to the black plight, her experiences are hardly comparable to the day ...

An 8 page exploration of the absent parent phenomena. The author explains this phenomena from a racial and a broad cultural perspective. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 5 page overview of the factors interweaving race and class relations in the United States. Bell's book not only takes a unique approach in regard to presentation, it takes a unique approach in terms of explanation. No additional sources are listed.

A 5 page analysis of Edward Ball’s work “Slaves in the Family.” The paper focuses on how Ball’s work reveals a very unique connection between slave holders and slaves in relationship to future generations, or current day generations. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines Plato’s “Crito” and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” as they address opposing views concerning morality and civil disobedience. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page research paper that explores issues of economic distributive justice. Throughout its history, human societies have addressed issues of justice. While it is agreed that societies should be just, precisely what this means has been a matter of much debate. A particularly contentious sub-category of this argument has been in regards as to ...

In recent years, Louisiana has made substantial headway in fine-tuning its Criminal Justice system to reflect a substantial decrease in the number of arrests and detention of its citizens. The changes in arrest data since 1998 and 1999 are substantial when you consider that in 1999, Tim Roche, the Deputy Director of the Center on ...

A 6 page analysis of the applicability of Dr. King's teachings in contemporary times. Although many blacks continue to adhere to the ideology of nonviolence, others feel that the end justifies the means. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts the “The New Negro” by Alain Locke and “Africa for Africans” by Marcus Garvey. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page review of William Ivy Hair’s work “Carnival of Fury: Robert Charles and the New Orleans Race Riot of 1900.” No additional sources cited.

3 pages in length. Myriad social and cultural decisions within a civilized society stem from either real or perceived inequities between/among certain groups of people. Affirmative action is one of these strategies that initially sought to narrow the ever-widening racial gap; however, the extent to which this particular program has achieved its goal ...

A 3 page examination of Dred Scott and the Dred Scott Decision. Source cited is from a textbook faxed in by student and is not listed in a bibliography. No bibliography.

A 3 page paper which examines how the 19th century images of African Americans reflects their experiences. Bibliography lists 1 source.