Discussion Post: Historical Context and Your Topic
We considered a topic in the reading and considered how topic exploration helps with historical inquiry. Respond to your peers by describing what you would like to learn about their selected topics. Explain what questions you have about the topic and consider what additional information would you need in order to understand the historical context.
Pierre Taylor - I chose to research The Voting Rights Act of 1956for my paper. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 put an end to discriminatory voting practices implemented in a lot of southern states after the civil war. This act also made racial, sex and religious discrimination by employers' agents the law. I will attempt to answer this research question: How did Lyndon B. Johnson and his administration affect the passing of The Voting Rights Act of 1965?
If I were researching the Quebecois immigration, I would like to know more about the child labor. How many kids were hurt or died from this labor? Also were their laws against child labor at the time? What were the Americans gaining from using this immigrant child labor?
The response should include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.