George Wallace / Both Sides Of The Coin -- The Civil Rights Movement
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A 7 page paper on George Wallace and the role he played in the civil rights movement. His was a fight to gain office more than that of hatred. He spoke hatred because people listened. He struggled for segregation and lost but gained support in his presidential campaigning. He was shot in 1972 and changed his beliefs and attitudes 100%. He now stands for equality instead of against it. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Wallace.wps

Howell Raines' 'My Soul is Rested'
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A 5 page paper recounting the strategies and tactics of the Civil Rights Movement through the use of Howell Raines' book. By presenting accounts from figures like Rosa Parks and Julian Bond, this paper provides documenation of the strategies in the Montgomery bus boycott, the student sit-ins, and the widespread protests that often erupted into violence in the South of the 1950s and 1960s. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Soulrest.wps

McCarthyism and Civil Rights Movement
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A 4 page essay that discusses the paradox of these two movements occurring during the same era. The beginnings of the Civil Rights movement which would emerge fully in the 1960s could find its foundations beginning in the 1950s, the same period of time that saw ultraconservative McCarthyism. The writer offers reasons why the occurrence of these two events is not as paradoxical as it seems at first glance.
Filename: Mccar.wps

Powledge's 'Free At Last' / Book Review
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An analytical review of Fred Powledge's (1991) book entitled 'Free at Last? The Civil Rights Movement and the People Who Made It.' Essentially, this is a 4 page essay in which the writer describes how the book highlights Powledge's knowledge of firsthand accounts with both the famous and lesser-known people who contributed significantly to the success of the Civil Rights movement in this country.
Filename: Freeatla.wps

The American Civil Rights Movement / Philadelphia
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A 5 page paper discussing the civil rights movement particularly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bibliography lists eight sources which are all taken from newspaper reports.
Filename: Philly.doc

The Civil Rights Movement in America
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A 50 page research paper chronicling in great detail the modern civil rights movement. The writer describes the historical and political background that led to the formation of the African-American civil rights movement in the 1950s and traces the movements efforts. Bibilography lists 12+ sources.
Filename: Civilri.wps

A Slave Trader's Tale
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This 10 page paper focuses on the original work of the slave trader Captain Theophilus Conneau. Several issues are addressed including the morality of the institution and its conflict with religion. The life of Conneau is outlined and the book is discussed in general terms. The daily life of the slave is explored through this work in addition to other documentation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Tradtale.wps

DuBois and Washington: Matched Set or Opposite Bookends?
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This five-page-paper compares and contrasts two of the of the most famous civil rights activists in African American history. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois spent their lives as civil rights activists for their people but used different approaches toward the same goal. The differences and similarities are discussed along with explanations as to how those differences came to be. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: CWbookwe.wps

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