Essays and Research Papers on Slavery & Civil Rights

A 3 page essay that analyzes the web of social attitudes and interactions that served to rationalize both racial and sexual discrimination in the antebellum era. The writer argues that black and white womanhood had an interdependent relationship that served to define the role of each in society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing cross-cultural awareness through interviews and cinema. A review of an interview with South African Mark Mathabane and a review of the Spanish film “Talk to Her” by Pedro Almodovar allow readers to appreciate cross-cultural aspects which also help to broaden and define a person’s self-identity and approach to ...

A paper which looks at the ideology and practice of slavery in the South, as depicted in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, with reference to the different persectives on slavery which are presented by the various characters.

7 pages in length. The mass media hold significant influence upon the way in which public opinion is formed, particularly with regard to issues of race and ethnicity. When examining the extent to which minorities are subject to scrutiny and accusation under the media eye, it becomes quite apparent how one-sided this treatment ...

This 4 page paper discusses the views of Katherine Lumpkin in her autobiography: The Making of a Southerner. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 6 page paper identifying and describing the historical significance of ten figures, events and institutions which include: Ernest Hemingway, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Henry Kissinger, the Freedmen’s Bureau, Plessy v. Ferguson, the American Anti-Imperialist League, the Sacco-Vanzetti Case, and Flappers. A sample of ten historical figures, cases and ...

This is a 7 page paper discussing racism in Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”. Joseph Conrad’s novella “Heart of Darkness” (1901) is highly controversial in regards to its racist perspective towards the African native. Although “darkness” within the story is also used to describe the darkness within all men and societies, even those within England and ...

This 8 page paper discusses the use of the character Beloved symbolically throughout the story. Examples, quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses the symbolism of the character Beloved in Toni Morrison's novel, Beloved. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 4 page paper discussing the political and social obstacles Lincoln had to overcome to achieve his goals. After President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 16, 1865, writer Stephen Oates in his book “Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths” (1984) said that Lincoln became symbolic to “ministers across the North [who] ...

A 3 page review of the Book by Melton McLaurin. This paper examines the social hierarchy which is unveiled by this book. The author contends the issues explored by McLaurin are not limited to the relationship between the races. Indeed, these issues permeate both the South and the North and involve not ...

This 4 page paper discusses the importance of Janie in this book and why her mixed race is such an important aspect of this story. This paper reveals the symbolism of her mixed blood and what it reveals about race, gender and society. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 9 papge paper examines the life of Booker T. Washington, and pays tribute to his accomplishments in the edcuational arena. This paper explores how his personal identity helped Washington accomplish this success. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper examines this classic story and asserts that it is racist. This paper provides examples from the text to highlight this thesis. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 9 page paper which provides a general overview of the issue. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 12 page paper discussing the social welfare programs developed throughout the Civil War and Reconstruction Era. The Civil War and the Reconstruction years until 1896 saw a change in the social reform system in the United States as it was a time when “thousands of people received public assistance for the first ...

A 3 page discussion of the feeling and intellect which characterized Frederick Douglass and which allowed him to prove a formidable opponent to slavery of all kinds. The author asserts that Douglass was anything but an unfeeling dull being as the predominant view of the time regarded slaves. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7 page paper discusses the long running controversy of the parentage of Sally Hemmings' children. DNA evidence as well as newest findings examined. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the book Racial and Ethic Relations by Joe and Clarece Feagin. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7 page paper offers an in-depth analysis of this book by Lydia Chavez. This paper furthermore explores the data and findings of the book, as well as the current status of the situation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page paper explores Bermuda in the early 1800's, and the relationship between masters and slaves. This paper highlights the process of freedom for slaves who were eager to be free as well as the masters who were largely also eager for the slaves to be free. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

6 pages in length. When categorizing Frederick Douglass' Narrative of the Life of an American Slave, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, the Knights of Labor's Preamble and Harriet Jabobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl as either republican or liberal in nature, the student will find a common denominator of broad-mindedness with regard ...

This five-page paper examines William Wilson's book The Truly Disadvantaged, and demonstrates why race has not been a good tool to address the problems of the financially disadvantaged. The paper also examines why Wilson considers affirmative action and other similar programs (race-based programs) as ineffective. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the theories of Michel Foucault’s Panopticism as they relate to Harriet Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” No additional sources cited.

This 9 page paper discusses the brutality of slavery as it affects both slave and master. Examples are given from the slave narratives of Mary Rowlandson and Olauda Equiano. Bibliography lists 2 sources.