Essays and Research Papers on Slavery & Civil Rights

This paper examines "On Being White, Female and Living in Bensonhurst" essay by Marianna Torgovnick and describes how her depiction of Bensonhurst could easily have led to the murder of an African-American youth and the racial conflicts that followed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

7 pages in length. The writer discusses how amid the post Civil War chaos, various political groups were scrambling to further their agendas. Initially, southern Democrats, a party comprised of leaders of the Confederacy and other wealthy whites, sought to bring an end to northern domination. Secondly, moderate Republicans wanted to pursue ...

A 5 page paper which examines the various conditions that seemed to call for a civil rights movement, wherein Martin Luther King Jr. became involved, influencing many people and many conditions. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper that first defines racism and then discusses the many forms that racism can take. The writer then provides examples of racism, hypothetical and real. The lawsuits that emerged from racist actions on the part of personnel at Denny's are described as an example of what happens when racism is practiced ...

A 6 page paper which examines "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe and compares it with the experiences of Frederick Douglass in his "the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass." Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the conflicts that ensued in Brooklyn New York, inclusive of the murder of Yankel Rosenbaum. How the conflict started, and how it could have been resolved in this community that was torn apart, is evaluated. Rothman's methods of conflict resolution are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 ...

A 5 page paper which examines the similarities in the lives of the wives of slaveholders as presented by Harriet Ann Jacobs and Frederick Douglass. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which illustrates the differences between how female and male slaves depict slavery. The perspective of the female comes from “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Harriet Ann Jacobs. The perspective of the male comes from “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” by Frederick Douglass. No additional ...

This 6 page paper discusses the politics of the group the Black Panthers. This analysis is based on the thesis that this group is extremist and not viable based on their ideology which advocates change outside of all current lawful avenues. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper provides questions and answers on topics such as decolonization, the student movements of the 1960s and myths about African Americans. Many issues inclusive of slavery are touched on. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page overview of two issues raised by the 1857 decision denying citizenship to blacks in America. While one of these impacts, the deleterious effect on black morale, is an obvious one; there were also less obvious impacts. One of these was that the decision in effect preventing the drafting of blacks ...

A 6 page discussion of the manner in which Dr. Martin Luther King utilized patience and strategy in implementing civil reform in regard to black rights. This paper contends that despite the title of Dr. King’s most popular book, Dr. King did wait till the time was right for each measure of his complicated ...

A 5 page paper which examines this radical group and considers why they were feared by the white people of the White American establishment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

6 pages. This paper takes a look at the skinhead culture and their feelings towards racism and white supremacy. While obviously not all skinheads are a threat to society, there is that faction that condones violence in the name of white supremacy. It is this group on which this paper is focused. ...

This 5 page paper discusses the legal status of these two groups during the early colonial days of this country. Paper also discusses similarities between these two groups. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

10 pages. There were economic and societal impacts on the South after the Civil War. These were due in part to Presidential Reconstruction and Radical Reconstruction. This paper discusses both and what the differences are, as well as the Freedmen and what happened to them after the end of Reconstruction in 1877. ...

This is a 6 page paper discussing Harriet Jacob’s story “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”. Harriet Jacobs’ account of her story of slavery, her desire for freedom yet her desire to remain close to her family is well depicted in her “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” (1861). In the ...

This is a 10 page paper discussing the idea of Orientalism and the novel the “Wide Sargasso Sea”. Jean Rhys’ novel “Wide Sargasso Sea” is a good example of imperialism and colonization from the perspective of someone other than the colonists which makes it a good example of the Orientalist method of literature. As the ...

This 8 page paper discusses how both of these men were skeptical about certain aspects of life. Additionally, this paper analyzes how their skepticisms influenced their lives, philosophies and teachings. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of philosophical ideas from a Kantian ethics perspective as well as from the view of the utilitarian, the social contract theorist, the feminist, and the virtue ethicist. Modern slavery is defined and the focus of discussion, but slavery is discussed ideologically as a broad concept. Bibliography ...

This 5 page paper discusses this book at length and gives a detailed analysis of the story. This book is a story about black slaves during the colonial period of the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the novel Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry in terms of racism. This paper probes the issue of what the reader learns of racism and life in the American South through reading this book. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

7 pages in length. From slave narratives to popular literature to the soulful sound of contemporary blues, the black experience has been expressed in myriad ways in order to illustrate the inherent struggles faced by one of history's most oppressed races. The writer discusses Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Zora Neale Hurston and Billie Holiday ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the themes of slavery and Christianity, prejudice and racism, motherhood, family loyalty, and abandonment in Harriet Jacobs “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” No additional sources cited.

A 12 page paper which provides an overview of the causes and consequences of the Haitian Revolution. Bibliography lists 6 sources.