Assignment: Short Paper #1

For this assignment, you are required to produce a paper of at least four pages based on the readings,* addressing the following inquiries and providing supporting evidence:

• What challenges did African Americans face in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
• How did African Americans respond to these challenges?

Other Considerations

Ensure your paper meets the following specifications: it should be at least four pages long, double-spaced, with one-inch margins, and in twelve-point font. Avoid using "double-double spacing" between paragraphs. Include introduction and conclusion paragraphs, and maintain proper grammar and spelling. Use any standard citation system, providing author (if available), document title, and page number.

Substantiate your arguments with evidence from the readings. For instance, if you argue that African Americans encountered violence from white southerners in the early twentieth century, cite evidence from Ida B. Wells` reading. Similarly, if you argue that African Americans responded to such violence through protest or media usage, refer to Ida B. Wells` reading. Focus on utilizing the actual text of the documents rather than editor introductions.

Submit your paper as a Word document or PDF (not in Pages).

*Readings:

• "African Americans During Reconstruction"
• "White Southerners’ Reactions to Reconstruction"
• "Work Under Sharecropper and Labor Contracts"
• "African American Protest"
• "Letters from the Great Migration"
• "The Harlem Renaissance"