Write a paper (4-6 pages) examining the Civil Rights Movement in American history.

In four to six pages, the paper should attempt to address the struggles, problems, resistance to, and goals of the movement.

The paper, beyond addressing the prompt and using citation, must be proofread, follow the rules of academic writing (see the Reading Yesterday, Writing Today handout), and avoid typographical errors, spelling errors, contractions, first person, run on sentences, and use correct grammar and punctuation. The paper must have a clear thesis statement (an argument, as in [for example] “the Civil War was an irrepressible conflict because…” or “the Civil War could have been avoided if…” Your essay must use paragraphs (three to five sentences) and evidence to support the thesis, and have a strong conclusion.

The paper must include footnotes, and you must cite all of your information to avoid the appearance of plagiarism.

It must be over a topic relevant to the Civil Rights Movement.

It can ONLY use the sources available below. No other books, websites, interviews, etc will be allowed.

It cannot be opinion based. Your paper needs to be drawn from facts and sources, not hearsay and personal opinion.

You must cite heavily – you need to make use of any 10 documents/sources and need to cite from them numerous times. One of these collections could – and do – include numerous documents. A single image, or interview, or image counts as a document.

Document collections:

Library of Congress Civil Rights Era Primary Documents: https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopar… (Links to an external site.)

Library of Congress Resources on Jim Crow Laws and Segregation: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/pri… (Links to an external site.)

Library of Congress Resources on the NAACP and Freedom Rides: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/pri… (Links to an external site.)

The Crisis: https://books.google.com/books/serial/-EIEAAAAMBAJ... (Links to an external site.)

Eyes on the Prize Documentary Series: (Youtube)

FBI Records Civil Rights Activists and Events: https://vault.fbi.gov/civil-rights (Links to an external site.)

Primary Source Martin Luther King: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/doc... (Links to an external site.)

Rosa Parks Papers: https://www.loc.gov/collections/rosa-parks-papers/… (Links to an external site.)

Travel Places of the Civil Rights Movement: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelweshallovercome…