Civil Rights Act of 1964 Historiographic Essay

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8 page double-spaced MLA historiographic essay about what historians have argued and written about the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Be sure to also have the 9th page as a bibliography, a minimum of 4 scholarly historical sources (peer-reviewed historical journal articles and/or book-length monographs written by historians only). More information on the format of the essay in the files attached.

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What historians have argued and written about COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course explores some of the major problems in United States history since 1865 The first task for this histographic essay is to select an issue, problem, topic or event that you can relate to intellectually from the ist of approved topics provided by the instructor

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what historians have argued and written about. in 8 pages bibliograph COURSE DESCRIPTION: and nt6) This course explores some of the major problems in United States history since 1865. The select topics are the following: (1) the success or failure of Reconstruction and its relationship to racism in the United States; (2) the industrial age, big business, and immigration during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century; (3) the 1920s as a period of social and cultural rebellion; (4) the turbulent decade of the 1960s in America; and (5) the feminist movement in recent U. S. history. TEXTS: There is one text, a general survey, as well as required handouts of selected essays provided in class. You are expected to have read all the assigned readings, including any handouts, before coming to class and to be prepared to discuss the material in class. Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty! An American History, Vol. 2, Seagull 5th edition Handouts, select readings taken from Larry Madaras and James SoRelle, Taking Sides: Clashing Views in United States History, Reconstruction to the Present, Vol 2, 15th edition Various additional class handouts as provided REQUIRED WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: 9 Historiographic Essay: Each student will write an eight page, typed, double-spaced, historiographic essay dealing with a relevant topic in United States history (1865-2000) chosen from the list of topics provided by the professor (See the attached list at the end of the syllabus). This essay, in final draft, is due in class on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Students will be allowed time to work on their essays and to consult with writing tutors (as needed) and with the professor by appointment. This essay will be graded on the quality of your writing, grasp of the issues, and sophistication of your discussion. This is an exercise designed to acquaint you with the state of historical scholarship on a specific topic of interest in American History (1865-2000). A minimum of four (4) scholarly historical sources-peer-reviewed historical journal articles and/or book-length monographs written by historians only—are required, along with a properly formatted bibliography attached. Instructions are provided in class and in handouts. 1 The first task for this historiographic essay is to select an issue, problem, topic, or event that you can relate to intellectually from the list of approved topics provided by the instructor (see attached list). The next step is to conduct a thorough investigation of the historical scholarship (scholarly books and articles written by historians) available on this topic from the library and through electronic resources. You must figure out how the scholarly books and essays (written by historians) treat the subject and how well they do the job. An easy way to approach each book or essay is to think about its thesis, scope of coverage, originality, and usefulness to you as a student. Does it tell you what you want to know? What questions are left unanswered? What sources are employed? And how do the books and essays compare to or contrast with each other as sources of scholarly, historical insight? Essay Format: 1. State the issue that you are investigating, explaining why it is important in one or two introductory paragraphs, establishing the relevant historical content. 2. Discuss in the body of the text how each of the sources deals with this issue, stating exactly what each book or article offers and whether authors agree or disagree with one another. Be sure to state the thesis of each source as related to your topic. 3. In a concluding couple of paragraphs discuss what questions are left unanswered and what you would add to the discussion. In writing your essay, you must follow the style and guidelines presented in Kate Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, gth edition (for history majors), or in the MLA Handbook, 8th edition (for Upper Division GE students), both of which are available in the bookstore and the Oviatt Library. To repeat for clarification, this essay, in final draft, (as described above) is due in hardcopy in class on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Please make sure to allow adequate library time for your research as well as for the drafting of your final paper over the course of the semester. You are also required to e-mail me an electronic back-up copy of your final essay as well as the hardcopy on the same due date (Thursday, May 9, 2019).
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Outline
Thesis Statement: Based on the aspect of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, various historians have
developed different ideas indicating the relevance of the Act by focusing on the events that led to
the passing of the law.
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Background Information Regarding the Act
A. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed on 2nd July 1964.
B. The legislation was previously proposed in June 1963 by John F. Kennedy.

II.

Reason for the Proposal of the 1964 Bill
A. President Kennedy had proposed the 1964 bill in the report that he had written 11 June
1963.
B. The reason for proposed the bill was to provide every American citizen with the rights.

III.

Alan Brinkley’s Argument on the Act
A. General View
B. Role of the Media
C. Role of the Black Leaders

IV.

Howard Zinn’s Argument on the Act
A. General View
B. Techniques Applied to Demand for Equality

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Conclusion


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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was associated with a series of events that were considered
to be among the issues that contributed to the change of the United States in terms of equality.
One of the events that were associated with the Act was the Civil Rights Movement in which
various historians apply to describe the 1964 Civil Rights Act (Graglia 101). The movement
indicated how the black Americans were progressing from being perceived as the second class
Americans to a unified population that managed to deal with high tensions regarding the white
segregationists and the African Americans. Alan Brinkley and Howard Zinn clearly indicate the
relevance of the Act in the period of the Civil Rights Movement in their books entitled ‘The
Unfinished Nation’ and ‘A People's History of the United States.' Each of these historians has
taken a different perspective on how the white American leaders responded to the issues that led
to the enactment of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as well as the significance of the movement
involved. Brinkley and Zinn have also described the achievements and the failures experienced
by the black Americans in the period. Brinkley focused more on the significance of the period on
the traditional perspective especially on the decision of the Brown vs. Board of Education, the
relevance of the Acts, as well as the Montgomery bus boycott. Besides, Zinn has focused on a
different perspective that is considered to be very beneficial since he concentrated on particular
injustices experienced by the blacks as well as the challenged they faced. Based on the focus of
the two historians, Zinn is considered to be more persuasive in discussing the events before and

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after the enactment of the bill since he focused more on the issues of violence, inequality, and
racism experienced by the blacks unlike the ideas of developed by Brinkley. Based on the aspect
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, various historians have developed different ideas indicating the
relevance of the Act by focusing on the events that led to the passing of the law.
Background Information Regarding the Act
During the Civil Rights issues of the 1883 landmark, the Supreme Court of the United
States had passed that the Congress had no authority to prohibit private sector discrimination
leading to the str...


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