Essays and Research Papers on Historical Figures

An 8 pages analysis of Dr. King's famous speech, drawing on Kenneth Burke's Theory of Dramatism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 15 page paper that offers chapter summaries for the first 15 chapters of this autobiographical text. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper which offers up a book report on the work Firebrand of Liberty, which is a story about the Civil War and black regiments, written by Stephen V. Ash. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page research paper essay that considers the themes of this work. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass has been regarded as a highly important and significant book since its publication in 1845. In the antebellum era, Douglass's Narrative dispelled the notion perpetuated by Southern slaveholders that slavery was a benign institution ...

A 4 page research paper that reports on ideas and career of Maria W. Stewart, who was an early nineteenth century abolitionist who also argued in favor of women's rights. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page research paper/essay that offers a brief summary of Uncle Tom's Cabin and then discusses it as social protest against slavery and whether or not it was embellished. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the institution of slavery through Alex Haley’s work Roots and The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass. No additional sources cited.

Picturing the Promise This 3 page paper reviews the collection of photographs in the 2009 Smithsonian book. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8-page paper examines, from an economic perspective, whether it's more beneficial to hire temporary or full-time workers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper provides answers to some central questions on the issue of race and the changes that Obama went through described in his autobiography Dreams from My Father. This paper integrates a view of social theory. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper. This company wanted to hire temporary employees and they already had their pool from which they wanted to select. They contracted with another company to design and carry out a program to do so more quickly and more cheaply. This essay explains what they did. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 10 page paper provides a 2 page introduction to the career of Wells, who was a noted anti-lynching political activist, and cites 8 sources, briefly describing the articles.

In a paper of three pages, the author writes a modern version of Doctor Martin Luther King's speech. The author of this paper also explains how this speech applies to today's generation. There are three sources cited in this paper.

This 5 page research paper discusses the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman from a feminist perspective. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 9 page essay, which includes a 1 page appendix, gives a comprehensive overview of the career of Thomas A. Dorsey, who is know as the Father of Gospel Music. The paper also discusses the fears of gospel blues music. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses W.E.B. Du Bois' essay "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others," and summarizes the differing positions of Booker T. Washington and Du Bois on education and civil rights for African Americans at the turn of the 20th century. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which provides an overview of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr.. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper provides a bibliographic essay that concerns the career and social activism of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, the nineteenth century social activist who opposed the widespread practice of lynching African Americans. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

In a paper of three pages, the author writes about the rise and fall of the Black Panthers. The author of this paper also discusses how the false ideas about the group spread till today's time. There are three sources cited in this paper.

This 3 page paper discusses "The Negro Has Always Wanted the Four Freedoms," by Charles H. Wesley. This discussion covers the context of the essay, its meaning and its relevance. Bibliography lists 3 sources.