Essays and Research Papers on Slavery & Civil Rights

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.