Essays and Research Papers on Slavery & Civil Rights

This 6 page paper discusses the works and themes of black women writers in the 1960's as depicted and discussed in June Jordan's book, Affirmative Acts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page consideration of an often overlooked component of American history. While it is impossible to assign a precise number to the percentage of slaves that were white, suffice it to say that this number was significant and that these slaves served in the same capacity as blacks. As a consequence, they began to ...

8 pages in length. Hochschild's treatment of how African-Americans evolved into the slave trade is indicative of a much more significant challenge than most will ever realize; in essence, the author illustrates the dichotomy of slavery within an otherwise free and democratic society by transporting readers back in time when the color of one's ...

A 5 page paper which examines three works which have contributed to the evolution of the African American. Two of the works are nonfiction and one work is fiction. The works discussed are “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” by Douglass, “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Harriet Jacobs, and ...

A paper which looks at the importance of the slave trade to the commercial and economic growth of Liverpool, and the extent to which slavery influenced the development of the Black community in the city. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper presents an overview of Professor George Lankford's editorial work on slave narratives. As part of a larger writing project, Lankford is able to compile relevant stories from Arkansas salves. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper talks about this concept that emanated in the 1800s. Free labor is compared to slave labor. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper provides a general overview of slavery in the United States but also includes an argument that suggests it evolved due to prejudice. Support is provided for the supposition. Only scholarly sources are used. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper focuses on the role that women play in Frederick Douglass' semi-autobiographical "Narrative." The women under discussion include Hester, his grandmother and Sophie Auld, and the symbolism these three women represent in the book.

This 8 page paper uses a real life Caucasian Freedom Rider from the 1960s as a subject for this piece of historic fiction. Research done uses the real account of James Peck who rode a bus from Atlanta to Birmingham at the height of the civil rights era. Bibliography lists 6 sources. ...

A 14 page (13 pp. + 1 pg. outline) paper which examines how serving in the U.S. armed forces during World War II in World War II influenced black Mississippians to become prominent members of the civil rights movement, specifically considering Medgar and Charles Evers and Amzie Moore. Bibliography lists 18 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the slaves’ position as victims through Robert Harms’ work “The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade.” No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper discusses the explanations given by Charles Payne about the involvement of women in the civil rights movment, as well as the activity of black veterans. Work used: I've Got the Light of Freedom. Quotes cited from the text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page essay that reports on Gayrund Wilmore's "Struggling Against Racism with Realism and Hope." Wilmore presents his vision of the parameters of this struggle, the future of racism in American and the Christian duty to continue to racial inequality and injustice. In so doing he presents a realistic assessment of the continuing problem ...

A 9 page overview of what life was like for seventeenth century African slaves in the American colonies. The author traces the slave experience from its point of origin in Africa to the homes of the white slave owners. This paper emphasizes that the African American slave experience was quite diverse. Bibliography lists 8 ...

A 5 page discussion of the racism and prejudice that characterized the Pacific Northwest. The author emphasizes that the mindset of racial subjugation and inferiority was vary much a part of the Pacific Northwest from its earliest white occupation. Although things have changed somewhat since World War II there are still many racial ...

A 5 page overview of life as it was for slave women in the late latter nineteenth century. This paper contrasts those experiences with those of Charlotte Forten, a free black woman of relative privilege. The author contends that, although Forten was sympathetic to the black plight, her experiences are hardly comparable to the day ...

This 8 page paper looks at the period prior to, and after, the American Civil War. The treatment of Africans is examined. Whether the freeing of the slaves really resulted in freedom is addressed. Lincoln's role is also carefully examined. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 4 page paper reviews the book by T.J. Davis called Rumor of Revolt: The Great NEgro Plot in Colonial New York. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 sources.

A 3 page analysis of Alice Walker’s “Meridian.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the experiences of the slaves in the Middle Passage. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which argues that Harriet Beecher Stowe was an activist through her work “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page informative paper which examines the inspirational African-American civil rights movement of the early twentieth century that was the forerunner of the NAACP. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page overview of the role modernization played in racism for American blacks and European Jews. The author introduces the arguments presented by author George M. Frederickson in his book "Racism: A Short History" No additional sources are listed.

This 5 page paper delves into the institution of slavery. Racism, poverty, marriage, and obesity in the African American community are some issues discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.