The Civil Rights Movement

  Write an argumentative essay focusing on a thematic topic provided below and analyze an aspect of that issue. Take a stance and provide evidence using at least two (2) of the essays from the readings we have covered in this course, as well as at least two (2) appropriate outside sources. Theme 1: Education and the African American Experience 1799-1804 Higher Education by Craig Steve Wilder 1909-1914 The Black Public Intellectual by Beverly Guy-Sheftall Theme 2: Women and the African American Experience 1639-1644 Black Women's Labor by Brenda E. Stevenson 1909-1914 The Black Public Intellectual by Beverly Guy-Sheftall Theme 3: The Civil Rights Movement 1964-1969 Black Power by Peniel Joseph 2014-2019 Black Lives Matter by Alicia Garza Theme 4: Slavery 1839-1844 Racial Passing by Allyson Hobbs