Essays and Research Papers on Racism

An outline of the different perceptions on race relations among such individuals as Anthony Appiah, Bernard Boxill, Lewis Gordon, Howard McGary, Lucius Outlaw, Cornel West, and Naomi Zack. Contends that their is a variation in these perceptions which can be traced back to such historic variations in perspective as those between W.E.B. DuBois and ...

10 pages in length. Rebellion was part of the enslaved people's everyday lives in San Domingo. Not a day went by that they did not plan and scheme and devise ways to gain their freedom, a freedom that was unjustly oppressed by the white population. Yet so vigilantly controlled were the slaves that ...

A 6 page paper which discusses the hows and whys of the Ku Klux Klan. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

5 pages in length. Much of Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" seems to be about one's memory or repression of a traumatic past. While Baby Suggs urges Sethe to "lay down your sword and shield. Don't study war no more," Sethe finds herself so mired in the past that "her brain wasn't interested ...

6 pages in length. Booker T. Washington took to the stage in 1895 to present a twenty minute speech at the Atlanta Exposition. With pride in his heart and sincerity on his lips, this representative of the black race eloquently addressed – and ultimately wowed – a crowd of primarily white listeners with ...

A 7 page paper which argues that the Black Church has heavily influenced the Civil Rights Movement and the Country as a whole. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper which discusses racism as it exists around the globe, arguing that racism is a serious problem that exists everywhere. Different countries and their conditions of racism are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

6 pages in length. The end of World War II brought significant change with regard to racial inclusion. Clearly, this was a time for rebirth, inasmuch as the South was experiencing a renewal like never before. According to David Goldfield, author of "Promised Land : The South Since 1945," this historic period marks one ...

This 6 page report discusses the autobiographical works of each of these writers and then considers the narrative strategies employed in their processes of developing subjectivity. If subjectivity is truly foundation for the autonomous and creative aspects of human life as many writers, philosophers, and social theorists believe it to be, then it is also necessary to consider the realms presented by ...

This 15 page paper attempts to explain the differences in the way that Cuban slaves were treated as compared to those in the state of Virginia. Bibliography lists 18 sources.

This 15 page paper provides an overview of affirmative action and the subsequent organizations that have been created to support affirmative action policies. This paper outlines the central elements of affirmative action and both sides of the argument regarding the application of affirmative action. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 7 page paper which discusses Robin Kelley's "Yo'Mama's Dysfunktional: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America." The paper illustrates how Kelley uses race in the book, and then discusses this condition with the following works of Martin Luther King Jr.: "I Have a Dream" speech and "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper explores the idea o freedom as presented in the Amistad incident and pertaining to slavery as well as the rights of the individual. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper that discusses different aspects related to slavery. First, five issues are explained with their impact: Fugitive Slave Act of 1850; 14th Amendment; manifest destiny; abolitionism; and Uncle Tom's Cabin. Then, the writer discuses the relationship between the market revolution and the civil war and life in the Antebellum South. ...

Agreement and Dissension with The Federalist; This 10 page paper looks first at the political views of the Federalist and the basics of those political views and then considers the opinions that were to follow in the next century from the former slave, abolitionist and public speaker Frederick Douglass. The paper argues that there ...

5 pages in length. In his book entitled "Race Matters," Cornel West claims that xenophobia, consumerism and hedonism are elements that serve to stifle any positive racial progress. The manner by which these three elements have a negative impact upon racial progress is, indeed, clear and can readily be witnessed in everyday society. ...

(10 pp) Britain has admitted that the tone of the country's recent asylum debate could encourage racial prejudice. That government acknowledgement has resulted from criticism, by rights groups at a United Nation's meetings in Geneva to discuss racial discrimination. Britain "remains attractive to migrants precisely because it is seen as a tolerant ...

A 5 page paper which discusses various aspects of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Declaration of Independence, comparing the two in regards to the same question. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

(5 pp) Four basic questions have been proposed for discussion from the information that we have examined in the course, of "The Idea of Race:" 1) The need for national identity in relationship to racism, from the viewpoint of Malik (1996). 2) Using Malik again to examine the development of ...

(7 pp). Although, the number of African American slaves grew slowly at first, by the 1680s they were essential to the economy of Virginia. During the 17th and 18th centuries, African American slaves lived in all of England's North American colonies. Before Great Britain prohibited its subjects from participating in the slave trade, ...

A 6 page discussion of the continued importance of Africa culture and ideology to African Americans. To these people Africa was, and will continue to be a continual theme in their culture and even their perceptions of themselves. It was the underlying commonality of their Africanness which pulled African Americans one of the ...

A 6 page contention that the story revealed in James Fennimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans" is essentially the same as that revealed in Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Both authors, although sympathetic to their respective characters plight, tend to employee stereotyping to convey their points which in reality is little different ...

This 6 page paper provides an analytical review of W. E. B. Dubois' The Souls Of Black Folk. No additional sources are listed.

(7pp) Frederick Douglass' life spanned nearly eighty years, from the time that slavery was universal in American states, to the time it was becoming a memory. Douglass freed himself from slavery, and through decades of tireless efforts he helped to free millions more. His life was a testament to courage and persistence, that ...

This 5 page paper looks at the problem of affirmative action as it affects those not covered under its precepts. Both sides of the issue are discussed, with a focus on the problem of reverse discrimination. Bibliography lists 5 sources.