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FInal Research Paper
Final Paper Assignment
History 201
Background
Recent events remind us that legal discrimination can end long before historic and cultural discrimination in American society. Stereotypes, or assumptions about people based on their color among other things, last a long time. On June 17, 2015, a white racist youth went into the historic African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church in Charleston, South Carolina, and murdered 9 African American parishioners. He said that he did it “for white people.” At the time, people were shocked that such overt racism and racial violence still existed. But, at a eulogy for the pastor of the church, President Obama said, “For too long, we've been blind to the way past injustices continue to shape the present.” Historians and social scientists have always known this, but it is their jobs to connect history to the present with evidence.
This project follows a very particular line of history reasoning where the past is connected to attitudes and ideas in the present through the concept of stereotype. You will want to look at historical events or processes in the past that helped to shape stereotypes, prejudices, or attitudes of a majority about a minority that have created legacies we have to deal with today. (1.) You want to describe and explain these historical events with primary and secondary source evidence. (2.) You want to make an argument about how that shaped or contributed to a stereotype about the minority, again using primary and secondary sources. (3.) You want to use secondary sources and descriptions of events today that demonstrate the legacy of the historic events and stereotypes.
Question: What has been the lasting legacy of the historic racist experiences of these American minorities--African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, or Native Americans?
Source Requirements
- Use 10 sources or more for this project: at least 5 primary sources.
Composition
- Write 4-6 pages approx. 1000-1500 words
- Project Profile will be due on Feb 22nd. Project Profile includes a 1-2 paragraph description of topic you are researching, why you have chosen this topic, and the question you are answering. It should be followed by a list of at least 5 sources you think you will use for your final draft.
Explanation & Answer
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Introduction
In early America, the problem of slavery was the order of the day. People would be sold as
slaves used to be deported from their own countries which included Africa, India among others.
From this illegal act came the emergence of black Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native
Americans (Banks & Valentino, 2014). They were incorporated and appreciated as a society in
America. These societies especially the Negroes formed their villages down in the old south.
According to Davies (2017), for a long time even after Abraham Lincoln brought an end to the
slave trade in 1865, these minorities have continued to suffer indirectly while in the hands of the
whites. Martin Luther King before his death foresaw that one day America would get to be ruled
by a black president. This was like a dream to the ears of the white Americans since from time
immemorial America has never had a black president. Bobo (2017) also notes that this came to
pass recently when Barrack Obama was elected as the 44th president of the United States. Down
in the Rurales, however, the issue of racism still thrives, and the minority groups still suffer secretly
down there.
The Racism Stereotype
The issue of racism is widely experienced up to date. What amazes me is that even the
blacks themselves have accepted to be sidelined or let say to sideline themselves from the white
society to some extent. A good example of this is the black musicians of America. These musicians
came up with an event known as the black entertainment television popularly known as B.E.T.
(Bobo, 2017). The event h...
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