Essays and Research Papers on Slavery & Civil Rights

This 4 page paper examines pertinent writings from the late 1800's to understand the relationship between the anti-slavery movement and the women's rights movement. This paper asserts that each helped the other succeed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines aspects concerning the reparation for slavery. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page review of an article published in the April 14, 1995 edition of “The Washington Times” entitled “Afrocentric Escapism”. Sowell explores what he perceives as the creation of false history and tradition in the African American community. Sowell explains this practice as having evolved out of the dire need to escape ...

A 14 page research paper that examines the eugenics theories formulated in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to rationalize white supremacy by picturing blacks as inferior. The writer discusses how these quasi-scientific theories always interpreted data to support racial bias, with a particular focus on the use of black children in such literature. ...

A paper which considers the theme of negro domination in Chesnutt's The Marrow of Tradition, with reference to his treatment of moral and ethical values within the black and white communities and the socio-economic hierarchy of the South. Bibliography lists one source.

A paper which looks analytically at Cecelski's account of the Hyde County protest against desegregation, in the context of education reform and the establishment and maintenance of a black cultural identity in the South during the period of the civil rights movement. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 7 page paper which examines the labor arrangements which emerged during the Reconstruction period. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper gives an example speech about the poor and the justice system in the tone and style of Martin Luther King, Jr. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the works of black playwrights, Garland Anderson and Angelina Grimke. The plays Appearances and Rachel and compared for similar themes. Quotes cited from texts. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses discrimination in the workplace. Examples given and solutions offered. Walmarts and others profiled. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page essay that analyzes Patricia J. Williams' essay "The Ethnic Scarring of American Whiteness," which argues that one of the root causes of racism and bigoted behavior is the heritage of prejudice that has dogged, not just blacks, but all ethnic groups at one time or another. In making this argument Williams ...

A 5 page review of the civil rights leader’s last book. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page overview of the common question of what really caused the Civil War. Was it the issue of slavery alone? The author presents evidence that in reality there was a multitude of causes of the Civil War, a multitude of considerable more complexity than any singular issue. Bibliography lists 2 ...

This 7 page paper examines McCall's Makes Me Wanna Holler and how the author's own actions held him back, but then would later help him. A discussion on how respect is more important than academics in the black male world is also included. No additional sources cited.

4 pages in length. Defining the Afrikan woman takes on myriad components; attempting to identify this particular individual cannot be accomplished with any singular approach. Alice Patterson Patience's Bittersweet Memories of Home provides a significantly better understanding of just how difficult it has become for Afrikan women to identify themselves with any one ...

A 6 page paper which examines whether or not the American Revolution would have turned out the same if the emancipation of slaves had been a reality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the act of owning slaves by freed blacks in Louisiana. Evidence given from census reports and various primary sources. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines different issues related to the African American experience. Source used comes from a text faxed by student. No additional sources cited.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the wya in which Belinda Robnett relates two specific themes in her book How Long? How Long? African American Women in the Struggle for Civil Rights. These themes include the role that women played in the background of the Civil Rights Movement, and the ...

A 3 page paper which examines the similar themes presented in Breen and Innes’ “Myne Owne Ground” and Edmund S. Morgan’s “American Slavery, American Freedom.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page research paper/essay that explores the ramifications of W.E.B. Du Bois' concept of "double consciousness" in terms of its ramifications towards racial reconciliation. The writer draws heavily on the text More Than Equals by Spencer Perkins and Chris Rice (2000). Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the role of Sam in this poignant story about racism and apartheid in South Africa. Essentially, the story is about whether or not Sam (the influence of good) is able to outweigh Hally's father's negative influence. This paper highlights the main themes of the story as well as ...

This 5 page report discusses the first chapter of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave and the story of Aunt Hester's beating. The point is made that His narrative clearly speaks to the abolitionist discourse of his day in that it demonstrates what was happening to an entire group of ...

6 pages in length. The impact of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King left upon the world in relation to racial discord is both grand and far-reaching. That each man placed his own life on the line trying to bring about racial harmony speaks volumes about the resolute dedication they had to their ...

A 4 page research paper on the Civil Rights era. During this time the executive branch, under both Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, aided the cause of civil rights by promoting significant legislation and anti-discrimination public policy. However, the Civil Rights movement was first aided by the Supreme Court through the landmark decision ...