W.E.B. DuBois & The Concept of Race
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A 9 page, critical analysis of W.E.B. DuBois' concept of race. The writer posits that we certainly should not cease to reflect our culture at the moment we are declared American; for Americans maintain any exclusive culture without the foundation of external roots. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Duboirac.wps

W.E.B. DuBois' 'The Souls of Black Folk' / Double Consciousness
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A 5 page paper discussing W.E.B. Du Bois' feeling that the black American feels irrevocably conflicted in his assessment of himself as a black on the one hand and an American on the other. The paper points out this idea's roots in the conflict between Booker T. Washington's bland assimilationism and Du Bois' deeper, more realistic insight. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Blackfol.wps

Kenneth O'Reilly's 'Nixon's Piano'
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In 10 pages, the writer provides a critical analysis of 'Nixon's Piano' by Kenneth O'Reilly. Nixon's Piano essentially looks at the history of racial politics among American presidents. O'Reilly maps out more than 200 years of the intersection of race and politics in America -- especially criticizing Nixon's stance [or lack thereof] on Civil Rights issues.. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Nixpiano.wps

College Football Coaching & Racism
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An 11 page look at issues concerning racism and the football coach. Various historic studies are cited concerning such items as 'racial stacking' in professional football and its relevance to the collegic sports environment. Bibliography lists approximately 18 sources.
Filename: Coachrac.wps

Harlem Renaissance Art and the Re-Awakening
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A 5 page paper in which the writer argues that literature written by Black authors during the early 1920s opened up a discourse between Black artists, militants and intellectuals that helped forge a Black American identity that served the Civil Rights and Pan American movements. One artist who helped to continually reopen this discussion and propel the newly found forms of black expression into a militant arena was Claude McKay through his work 'Home to Harlem.' Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Harlemr.wps

MacKay's 'Home to Harlem'
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A 5 page argumentative essay that posits that Mackay used his artistic genius to make a cry for freedom during the Harlem Renaissance, and that his story was written as a warning to his community that the beauty that was Harlem then, may not last. He asserted that it might be in error that Black Americans were expected to live in only a small neighborhood in New York. By accepting this enslavement, they were giving up their newly won freedom. The writer argues that although his contemporaries tried to hush his voice, art seeks to be heard even by only one ear, and as such, MacKay's story did not go unheard. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Clmackay.wps

Necessities Of War / Civil War & Vietnam War
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A 5 page essay comparing and contrasting some of the many events of the Civil War and the Vietnam War. Lincoln said that there were necessities of war. What did he mean? This is the specific question explored in this essay. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Civiet.wps

And the War Came
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A 5 page paper discussing the book, 'And the War Came: The North and the Secession Crisis 1860-1861,' by Kenneth M. Stampp. In this book the author gives an incredibly detailed account of the involvement of President Lincoln in relationship to the prevalent issues at hand during the time of the Civil War. No additional sources are provided.
Filename: Warcame.wps

Civil War Consequences
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The Civil War had little or nothing to do with the freeing of the slaves. It's purpose was political and profound in the changes it brought to the economic and military policies of the United States. This is a 5 page paper that examines the actual causes of the Civil War, the agenda of the Lincoln administration and the consequences of these policies. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Civcons.wps

Elaine Brown/'Taste of Power'
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A 5 page analysis of the autobiography of Elaine Brown, who briefly led the Black Panthers in the early 1970s. Brown offers a revealing look into the dynamics of an organization that symbolized the militant left in the Civil Rights movement, the organization that FBI director J. Edgar Hoover referred to as the greatest internal threat facing American national security. Brown's frank discourse reveals the sexism that was inherent in the black power politics of this organization. No other sources cited.
Filename: 99ebpow.wps

Martin Luther King, Jr. & A. Philip Randolph / Comparison
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A 5 page analysis and research paper that looks at the lives of these two influential Civil Rights Leaders. The name of Martin Luther King, Jr. is immediately recognizable as one of the principal architects of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Through his speeches and his writing, King was able to articulate the feelings of his generation of African-Americans and to motivate them toward political activism. The name of A. Philip Randolph is far less familiar outside of the African-American community; however, like King, Randolph was one of the principal motivator of his generation and a pioneer in gaining civil rights for African-Americans. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Kingrand.wps

The Civil Rights Movement / Its Importance to Educational Equality
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A 3 page overview of the positive results of the Civil Rights Movement on Education. Identifies bilingual education and the Civil Rights Act as being perhaps the two most important spin-offs of this movement. Relies heavily on 'Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society' (1998) by Donna Gollnick and Philip Chinn. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Eduequa2.wps

A History of Desegregation
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An 8 page paper that provides an overview of the history of desegregation in the United States that stemmed from the Brown v. the Board of Education decision and the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Deseghis.wps

Abandoning The Freed Men - Civil Rights In The Late 19th Century
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A 6 page research paper which discusses the Compromise of 1877. There was an incredibly close Presidential election in which the Democratic candidate, Tilden, won the popular vote, and the Republican candidate, Rutherford Hayes, won the electoral college. This threw the race into the House of Representatives to be decided. The compromise which was worked out gave the election to the Republicans in exchange for concessions which effectively nullified the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, and condemned Blacks to a subordinate role to whites which lasted till the time of the 1960s Civil Rights movement. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Abanfree.wps

Black Leadership Since The Civil Rights Movement
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A 3 page paper dealing with the history of Black Civil Rights in the U.S. Discusses the progression of Blacks into mainstream society, gives an outline of black leadership from the 1960's to present, and provides a listing of elements which are critical to black leadership. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Bleader.wps

Central High School / Landmark Event In The Civil Rights Movement
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A 15 page piece on how the efforts of the black students at Central High School helped advanced the movement. This paper covers the students' sacrifice and the effects it had in the courts and on government. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Desegre.wps

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