Essays and Research Papers on Slavery & Civil Rights

This 6 page paper examines a book by David Horowitz which delves into the area of America's bigotry. Are white people really against blacks, and vice versa? The author says no and yes respectively. The book is critiqued. Several specific references are included. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page analysis of Edward Ball’s work “Slaves in the Family.” The paper focuses on how Ball’s work reveals a very unique connection between slave holders and slaves in relationship to future generations, or current day generations. No additional sources cited.

This 7-page paper focuses on the U.S. Civil War and its Reconstruction, and offers recommendations and potential legislation for how things could have been different. Also discussed are reasons for the War itself and where Reconstruction went wrong. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page discussion of DuBois involvement in the women's rights movement. DuBois believed in the equality of all peoples. He advocated birth control and the movement of women to higher societal positions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the concept of racism and how it manifests in society. The position that racism is wrong is supported. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the thesis and success of presentation in Frederick Douglass’ “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.” Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

A 6 page discussion of the role Frederick Douglass played in the abolitionist movement. The author describes the historical setting and ideology and identifies Douglass as one of the most visible and influential characters of the nineteenth century. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page discussion of the abolitionist movement and the varied roles that participants like Frederick Douglass played in that movement. Discussing the visible and the not-so-visible aspects of the movement like the freedom quilts and the coded language that characterized everyday conversation, the author describes the historical setting and ideology of the day. ...

A 3 page research paper that draws on the essay "Plans Dat Comed From God" by Armstead Robinson, which examines how the newly freed blacks of Memphis handled the problems of emancipation in Reconstruction era. In analyzing their situation, Robinson relies heavily on the records of the Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company, as well as ...

A 3 page examination of Dred Scott and the Dred Scott Decision. Source cited is from a textbook faxed in by student and is not listed in a bibliography. No bibliography.

A 3 page paper which examines how the 19th century images of African Americans reflects their experiences. Bibliography lists 1 source.

An 8 page assessment of the struggle for black equality. Tracing key historical developments, the author demonstrates that the Civil Rights Movement only succeeded in propelling blacks to the same level they had briefly attained in the 1870’s, a position of at least semi-equality. The opinions as to the extent of true equality in our ...

This 10 page paper discusses Dr. Martin Luther King and asks whether his image became so important that Americans lost sight of the complexities of the struggle for equality itself. Bibliography lists 4 sources

This 6 page paper examines this work by a former slave. The story involves a man named Solomon Norhtup who was kidnapped and sold into slavery during the mid-1800s. This memoir serves to relay a great deal of information about slavery. An overview of the work is provided. No additional sources ...

A 5 page discussion of the transition from slave to citizen for American blacks. The author outlines key historical fact and emphasizes the importance of African tradition in allowing the slaves to not only survive but eventually to triumph. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page overview of the underlying fight for equality that drove the production of these two documents. Martin Luther King Jr. and Thomas Jefferson were widely disparate in terms of their race and their socioeconomic and political footing. Both, however, were intent on abolishing a situation that they saw as wrong. No additional ...

This 3 page paper examines two New York Times articles, one from 1965 and one from 2005. The articles are evaluated and compared and contrasted. Racism is much more explicit and severe in 1965 than it is today. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper discusses the stereotypical black figure of the "Urban Coon" and why some women consider him a threat. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper examines the validity of the concept of race. Definitions from the past and present are discussed. The subject is explored from a scientific point of view. Whether race is a biological fact or a social construction is discussed. The future of race may rest on information attributable to the human ...

This 6 page paper delves into U.S. policy and issues surrounding racial profiling. Highlighted are changes which have occurred since the terrorist attack took place on 9/11. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 4 page essay that contrasts the positions on political activism of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King by looking at Letter from the Birmingham Jail and Malcolm X's autobiography. The writer argue that by the end of his life, Malcolm X's attitude toward violence had changed and come much closer to that of ...

5 pages in length. The common denominator between Ernest Gaines' A Lesson Before Dying and The Sky is Gray is the notion of racial intolerance. Although each story upholds its own unique perspective as to the manner by which Gaines incorporates this fundamental component, they are both drawn from a literary foundation of ...

This 5 page paper looks at this historical time in which this case arose. Other cases are touched on such as Brown v. Board of Education. An overview of this case and its ramifications are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how booker T. Washington, though criticized, was a man who brought simple hope to his people. The paper examines his work in comparison to that of Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. DuBois as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page essay that addresses the fact that W.E.B. Du Bois begins the second chapter of his groundbreaking 1903 text The Souls of Black Folk with the comment that "The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line,--the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in Asia and ...