Essays and Research Papers on Black Social Issues

An 8 page assessment of the struggle for black equality. Tracing key historical developments, the author demonstrates that the Civil Rights Movement only succeeded in propelling blacks to the same level they had briefly attained in the 1870’s, a position of at least semi-equality. The opinions as to the extent of true equality in our ...

A 5 page discussion of the problems a single black mother faces in trying to compete in an Ivy League school. These challenges center around finances and academic preparation. When she has that degree in hand, however, life will improve. Although she is still likely to make less than white men in ...

A 5 page paper which examines the impact on society made by Angela Davis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which analyzes the first five chapters of Cornel West’s “Race Matters.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses Dr. King's famous letter from the Birmingham Jail and how it relates to Utopian principles. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

9 pages in length. A vast majority of African-American women were brought to the United States to work as slaves, a reality that ultimately shaped all subsequent relationships Black women had within African-American families and communities, with employers and among each other, as well as created the political context for Black women's intellectual work. ...

A 4 page discussion of the historical development of the suburb and the racial segregation that it perpetuated. This paper argues that our governments itself played an incriminating role in this development. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how booker T. Washington, though criticized, was a man who brought simple hope to his people. The paper examines his work in comparison to that of Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. DuBois as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of an interview and an assessment, based on the needs of a 20 year old woman who has difficulties transitioning relative to education, occupation and a sense of autonomy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the issue of Affirmative Action, both sides of the debate, the stakeholders, and a possible thesis statement for a study on this issue. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages in length. To question the realistic value of Marcus Garvey's objective in 'Africa for the Africans' is to remove the last thread of cultural identity an otherwise intermingled African-American population has to its roots. The extent to which Garvey's quest to preserve Africa as the one last place on earth where ...

A 3 page paper which examines the role of the African American church in relationship to self-help and primarily economic help for the community of African Americans. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the meaning of “double-consciousness” as presented by W.E.B. Du Bois. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the notion of dreams and “train dancing” for the African Americans in relationship to the Great Migration and Harlem as seen in Toni Morrison’s “Jazz” and Alain Locke’s “The New Negro.” No additional sources cited.

This 20 page paper provides an overview of an executive summary of a project on infant mortality rates in Englewood, an area of Chicago, IL. This paper outlines the problem of infant mortality. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page paper on Langston Hughes’ essay “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain.” No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper examines two of his works: his speech about Vietnam, and his letter from the Birmingham Jail. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

8 pages in length. The overflow of social, economic and political tension that permeated throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries culminated in one of history's most explosive crossing points where racial unrest is concerned. The 1919 Chicago Race Riot was the direct result of myriad causes that, when all combined, reflected ...

This 5 page paper examines the works of three black writers, Cornell West, bell hooks and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and what they see as answers to the problem of race in this country. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

5 pages in length. Andrea Lee's Anthropology delves deeply into the preconceived notions of the inherent separation between black and white. Even though her southern family may live a life entrenched within white mores, the protagonist does not allow them to forget from whence they came, and she does so in such a ...

A 3 page tutorial which discusses analyzing W.E.B. Du Bois’ perceptions of double-consciousness. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts the methods of these two leaders. How each viewed society and how they believed social change could be accomplished are highlighted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. Viable solutions to deep-rooted social problems often come with a pretty high price tag where compromise is concerned; where two or more sides of a given issue are incapable of working out the situation for everyone's benefit, social policy will step in and institute a solution where one party greatly ...

A 3 page paper which examines the Korean American experience in Los Angeles, California. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page book review of a slim volume, consisting of just three chapters, Adam Fairclough's Teaching Equality presents a fair, reasoned and detailed look at the contributions of black educators to the cause of equality in during the Jim Crow era. This examination of his text offers a brief summary of each chapter. No ...