Racial Oppression Homework
Choose one time period and discuss the history of racial/ethnic oppression.
o Slave trade in Virginia (1600s)
o Slavery in the United States south (1800s)
o Chinese railroad workers in US (1868-1924)
o Trail of tears (1831-1850) Native Americans
o Small Pox Epidemic Native Americans (1754-1763)
o Anti-Italian Immigration (1840-1924)
o Anti-Jewish Immigration (1860 - 1930)
o Social Darwinism (1880-1944)
o Anti-German Immigration (1680-1760)
o 1985 Philadelphia Police Bombing (1985)
o Anti-Latino Immigration (1840-1936)
o One of your own choice (must be approved by professor)
Instructions
Answer the following questions in numerical format. 2-3 pages.
All work must be properly cited and unless otherwise noted; do not include pure opinion.
i. Outline the basic history of the event(s). You can use a timeline or write it out.
ii. What justifications did the dominant culture use to promote the oppression of the Other?
iii. How was science or religion (or both) used to justify the oppression?
iv. What attitudes, beliefs and values created the situation that led to the oppression of the Other?
v. In what ways was race or ethnicity used to create the oppression?
vi. How did these oppressions influence modern American ideas on race and ethnicity?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.