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Argumentative Paper: Students will create a particular argument on a select topic in modern African American history. The paper should not exceed eight pages and must follow the Chicago Turabian style format. Using your outline, you will submit a rough draft of your argumentative paper. While I will just be grading for completion, remember the more you put into it, the closer you will be to completing your final draft. Reread your answers several times to insure that there are no grammatical errors and that you have answered the questions using evidence from the assigned readings.
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Freedom for African Americans: What Is Free?
Introduction
Racism and the injustices of African-Americans are topics that are very controversial
among the American population. Often so contentious, many Americans avoid these subjects in
day-to-day conversation. With the hashtag "#BlackLivesMatter," Americans and people around
the world have brought light to the unjust killings of black people and other issues regarding the
black community since then. Famous athletes and artists have expressed their feelings about these
issues in recent years. Many people would argue that racism does not exist, and it is another reason
why America is still in the current state it is in. The effects of racism, racial profiling, and
misrepresentation can be seen in the black community, contrary to the belief that in America, these
issues are no longer prevalent. Even though the thirteenth amendment partially abolished slavery,
the same guarantees that were granted to White people were not available for Black people.
Amongst many other things, Black people would not come to enjoy the right to freedom fully – in
some cases; they still might not. As such, one could not say that this population has actually been
allowed to exercise freedom since the end of slavery. The passing of the thirteenth amendment
would free Black slaves from the institution of slavery, but it would not grant them a freedom that
was equal to white citizens. Not free to vote, to access the same resources and opportunity, or even
not free at all, as the prison population can attest, Black people would remain barred from grasping
true freedom even after the abolition of slavery.
African Americans have undergone difficulties in their strug...