Essays and Research Papers on Slavery & Civil Rights

This 5 page paper looks at the impact of African slavery in Africa by considering Basil Davidson's book 'The African Slave Trade'. The paper find merit with some arguments, but also disagree with other arguments from the book. The bibliography cites 1 source.

A 5 page discussion of the cultural environment in which "The Souls of Black Folk" was written and the message which the author sought to convey. Contends that the general public at this time was not very tolerant of blacks in general and W.E.B. DuBois was not only black, he had an impressive education ...

A 5 page discussion of race relations in the United States. Contends that the subject of race relations is a key philosophical issue precipitated in the United States largely by the presence of African Americans. It is an issue which has been broached by many black leaders of our past, and indeed the ...

A 5 page book review of Edward Ball's Slaves in the Family. The writer discusses how Ball set himself the task of tracking down some of the descendents of slaves who labored on his family's vast antebellum holdings so that he could apologize to them. While also offering what other reviewers have said about this ...

A 5 page overview of the historical provided in the five separate essays which comprise this book. Comments on the injustice of one reviewers comments and provides a review which is targeted toward illuminating the common ideas and themes in the essays contained in "How Did American Slavery Begin". Bibliography lists 2 ...

A 6 page research paper that examines the career of Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery, but who used h is extraordinary intellect and incredible determination to obtain his freedom and advance the cause of African Americans still held in bondage in the antebellum South. The writer discusses how Douglass believed that political empowerment ...

A 5 page essay that examines Martin Luther King's famous letter, which was composed while he was being held in the Birmingham jail in 1963. The writer examines the relationship between persona, authority, testimony and analogy within the context of King's purpose and audience. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page research paper that examines the experiences of African American soldiers and their families during the Civil War and how the war affected them. The writer looks at how African American families were affected in the South, North, and border states, as well as the experiences of black soldiers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses how the African culture and the Euro-American worked together to create the American slave culture. The book used for this discussion is "Black Odyssey" by Nathan Irvin Huggins. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

This 5 page paper looks at this well known work by David Walker and talks about his ideas regarding liberation. The concept of radicalism, its advantages and disadvantages, are discussed. No additional sources cited.

8 pages in length. Victims of prejudice often face considerably more challenges than other members of society, in that they have to struggle just to achieve a modicum of acceptance. Their societal counterparts, who are frequently ignorant to deeper issues surrounding such intolerance, often unknowingly make them feel inadequate and worthless when it comes ...

A 5 page paper that addresses the question: how did discrimination motivate the civil rights movement? To answer the question, the writer recounts and discusses two events that had a profound effect on the movement - the Greensboro Four and Rosa Parks. Neither of these events involved large numbers of people but they ...

This 11 page paper presents a speech for a fictitious candidate who must address the subject of racism and prison reform. The speech contains the candidate's views on racism and the mythology of black youth being criminals. Angela Davis's opinions are noted and several other references to true life politicians and figures are referenced ...

A 5 page paper which analyzes the book "The Peculiar Institution" by Kenneth M. Stampp. The book details the institutions of slavery in the United States and argues that it was an institution created for commercial and economic reasons. No additional sources cited.

The 1982 trial of political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal reads like something from a Greek tragedy; and the Chorus has become those around the world who believe in the man's innocence even after almost two decades of incarceration. What is wrong with listening to new information if it is really there? Bibliography lists 10 sources. ...

An 18 page overview of the historical setting of sugar production in Cuba. Emphasizes that sugar production not only impacted Cuban plantation owners and processors, it impacted a diversity of people the world over. While some of these impacts were positive, many were not. The concentration on sugar production permeated such aspects ...

A 5 page research paper that takes the unusual form of a letter from an attorney for the NAACP in the 1960s who has been asked to represent an African American for nonpayment of income tax. The letter is to the judge handling the case asking for dismissal. The writer bases the grounds for dismissal ...

A seven page paper which looks at the way in which the ethnocentric perceptions of European colonisation mediated against the interests of indigenous native populations, and the effect which this has had up to the present day in terms of cultural assimilation and the marginalisation of native peoples. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper provides an overview of the work, focusing on thematic elements. Style is also discussed. Support is provided form critical reviews on the work. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses some historical aspects of the trans-atlantic slave trade. Some Key places, as well as events are presented as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page essay that examines the defense that King formulated in his 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' according to the philosophical parameters of utilitarianism, which were formulated by John Stuart Mill. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page overview of Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple”. Contends the most important message in this novel is the maturation of Celia from a woman who was treated as an object for other’s gratification to a woman who controlled her own destiny. Comments about the manner in which this maturation is ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the work "The White Man's Burden" and the author of the work, Winthrop D. Jordan. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses many different aspects of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. No additional sources cited.

( 5 pp.) Among Henry Clay's documents, for the year 1829 we find the January 1 entry, "Prince Ibrahima, an Islamic prince sold into slavery 40 years ago, and freed with the stipulation that he return (in this case the word "return" makes sense) to Africa, joined the black citizens of Philadelphia as an ...