Term paper Prospectus Prompt

 Use the Essay Paper Prospectus Prompt attached below for this assignment.

(Template)

ESSAY PAPER PROSPECTUS

Your name

Date

Class
Professor Name

TENTATIVE TITLE or ESSAY TOPIC
(the title goes in all caps)

Introduction: Give a brief overview of your topic, explain its relevance and be as specific as possible. It’s okay to begin with a broad theme – such as Civil Rights, Imperialism, Westward Expansion, etc., but as you research the topic, narrow your focus to a more specific aspect of the larger theme. If you know what direction, your essay is going to take, state it here. In effect, what you are doing is providing a proposal of ideas. The proposal should be only one (1) paragraph long. Use this document as your template, your proposal should have these same sections found here: Heading, Title, Introduction, Thesis, and Sources.

Working theses: Your tentative thesis statement (argument) goes here.

What is a thesis? A thesis statement is not a topic sentence, a title, or a summary. A thesis makes a deniable
assertion
, that is, you are proposing an idea that someone else might not share or can argue against. Do not try to “prove” anything, just argue a point with facts.

A thesis:

· Is a road map for the paper, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper.

· Tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject.

· Makes a claim that others might dispute.

· Is an interpretation of a question or subject, not the subject itself.

· The subject, or topic, of an essay might be World War II or Civil Rights; a thesis must then offer a way to understand the war or the movement.

· Is usually a single sentence near the beginning of your paper (most often, at the end of the first paragraph) that presents your argument to the reader.

· The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation.

Potential sources: Here you will list your sources – the articles and primary sources you will use. I don’t expect you to have your sources yet but list them here if you do. If you have not reached this point, list the types of sources you have looked at or are planning to consult for your essay. The sources are tentative and can change later, and that’s okay. The point is to get you thinking about them. In the field of history, the sources list is called a “Bibliography,” you may know it as “Works Cited.” Try to cite your sources in MLA style, but the Chicago (Turabian) style is preferred in history – use it if you can. The approved sources for the paper are:

· Journal articles – these are found in peer-reviewed academic journals

· Primary sources – these may come from the textbook or from the additional databases provided on Blackboard.

Consult the document on sources in the “Writing Materials” folder for further explanation. Random online sources are not allowed for this assignment – this will get you an automatic zero. The textbook is off limits, use it only for general reference, but do not cite it – paraphrase.

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Essay Paper Prospectus

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AN ANALYSIS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT’S KEY HISTORICAL EVENTS AND FIGURES MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES (US) AND THE CONSEQUENCES THAT THEY HAD ON THE COUNTRY’S HISTORY

Introduction

In the US, the famous Civil Rights Movement was characterized by a decade-long struggle by Black-Americans and their like-minded supporters to end the then rampant institutionalized racial-motivated discrimination, prejudice, disenfranchisement, and segregation in the country. The Movement began long before the 1960s and continued for the next two decades. However, under the contemporary popular imagination, it is cited as having started in the mid-1950s with the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education and ended a later. Between the years 1954 and 1968, popular and notable civil rights activists like Malcolm X, W.E.B Du Bois, Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., etc. fought against the prevailing racial-based social injustices, thus totally impacting and transformation the oppressed (African-American’s) people’s lives.

Primarily, African Americans fought to gain equal rights and protection under the US constitution. The Civil War had officially led to the abolition of slavery in the US. During Reconstruction, Blacks were allowed to take more leadership roles, hold public offices, seek legislative changes for equality, and the exercise their universal suffrage. By 1868, the enactment of the 14TH Amendment accorded Blacks equal protection under the law. Two years later, Blacks could vote under the 15TH Amendment. However, whites, especially those in the South, were never happy that Blacks were now equal to them. Thus, beginning in the late 19TH Century, Southern states enacted the Jim Crow laws to marginalize the Black people, leading to the infamous Southern Segregation and the near reversal of all the progress achieved during Reconstruction. Although northern states never adopted Jim Crow laws, Blacks still suffered discrimination and prejudice in social spheres. The people, especially in the South, continued to suffer the devastating and dehumanizing consequences of racism. Thus, their fight was a reaction against these instances of violence and prejudices that had all along been meted out against them by their oppressors.

Some of the notable civil rights movements events and figures include the [move] to end racially-motivated discrimination and prejudice in the military vide Executive Order 8802 on 25 June 1941 (by President Franklin D Roosevelt) and Executive Order 9981 on 1948 (by President Harry Truman); Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott; the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins; and the 28 August 1963 March on Washington. The others include the Bloody Sunday of 1965; the assassination of Malcolm X on 21 February 1965, and Martin Luther King Jr. on 4 April 1968; and finally, the signing of the Fair Housing Act on 11 April 1968. Generally, these events and figures completely transformed the future of Black Americans in the US. Thanks to the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans enjoy several social rights and protections under the US constitution.

Thesis Statement

The researcher proposes to explore and analyze literature related to the Civil Rights Movement’s key historical events and figures. In conclusion, the researcher will attempt to identify some of the implications of the Civil Rights Movement’s outcomes in the country. Thus, the researcher will arrive at a clearer understanding of the key events and figures related to the Movement and its consequences to both the Black Americans and the country.

Bibliography of Tentative Sources
African American Odyssey. Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-In. 12 September 1998. 26 September 2020 .
Bond-Nelms, Cheryl. Boycotts, Movements, and Marches: Events That Initiated Social Change During The Civil Rights Movement. 9 February 2018. 26 September 2020 .
Civil Rights Digital Library. Civil Rights Act of 1957. 22 September 2020. 26 September 2020 .
CRF. A Brief History of Jim Crow. 2020. 26 September 2020 .
Jackson, Maurice. “The Civil Rights Movement and Social Change.” American Behavioral Scientist – SAGE Journals 12.4 (1969): 8-17.
Janken, Kenneth R. The Civil Rights Movement: 1919-1960s. ND. 26 September 2020 .
Kindig, Jessie. Bloody Sunday Protest March, Selma, Alabama, 7 March 1965. 24 November 2007. 26 September 2020 .
Library of Congress. Collections on Civils Rights History Project: Articles and Essays. 2020. 26 September 2020 .
—. The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom. ND. 26 September 2020 .
O’Toole, Kathleen. Economist Says Civil Rights Movement Was Economic Success. 26 January 2000. 26 September 2020 .
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Document for 25 June: Executive Order 8802: Prohibition of Discrimination in the Defense Industry. 41 June 1941. 26 September 2020 .
Rosa Parks Institute for Self Development. Rosa Louise Parks Biography. 2015. 26 September 2020 .
The Martin Luther King, Jr.Research and Education Institute. Civil Rights Act of 1964: 2 July 1964. ND. 26 September 2020 .
—. Little Rock School Desegregation: 4 September 1957 to 25 September 1957. ND. 26 September 2020.
Truman, Harry S. Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948). 26 July 1948. 26 September 2020 .
Virginia Historical Society. Turning Point: World War II. ND. 26 September 2020 .
Witter, Brad. Martin Luther King Jr. and 8 Black Activists Who Led the Civil Rights Movement. 24 January 2020. 26 September 2020 .

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES

Primary sources provide a first-hand account of an event or time and are authoritative. They represent original thinking, reports on discoveries or events, or they can share new information. Often these sources are created at the time the events occurred, but they can also include sources that are created later. They are usually the first formal appearance of original research.

Secondary sources involve analysis, synthesis, interpretation, or evaluation of primary sources. They often attempt to describe or explain primary sources.

Scholarly journals, although generally considered to be secondary sources, often contain articles on very specific subjects and may be the primary source of information on new developments.

Primary and secondary categories are often not fixed and depend on the study or research you are undertaking. For example, newspaper editorial/opinion pieces can be both primary and secondary. If exploring how an event affected people at a certain time, this type of source would be considered a primary source. If exploring the event, then the opinion piece would be responding to the event and therefore is a secondary source.

Examples of primary resources include:

· diaries, correspondence, ships’ logs

· original documents e.g. birth certificates, trial transcripts

· biographies

, autobiographies, manuscripts

· interviews, speeches, oral histories

· case law, legislation, regulations, constitutions

· government documents, statistical data, research reports

· a journal article reporting NEW research or findings

· creative art works, literature

· newspaper advertisements and reportage and editorial/opinion pieces

Secondary sources offer an analysis, interpretation or a restatement of primary sources and are persuasive. They often involve generalization, synthesis, interpretation, commentary, or evaluation in an attempt to convince the reader of the creator’s argument. They often attempt to describe or explain primary sources.

Examples of secondary sources include:

· journal articles that comment on or analyze research

· textbooks

· dictionaries and encyclopedias

· books that interpret, analyze

· political commentary

· biographies

· dissertations

· newspaper editorial/opinion pieces