Assignment:
Research the Internet for groups and organizations promoting racial equality. Usethe information from the textbooks and your web search to complete this assignment.
Identify one racial group from the list below:
• African American
• Asian American
• Middle Eastern American
• Hispanic American/Latino
• Native American
Create a 750- to 1,050-word paper from one of the perspectives below:
• A historian writing about the racial group in a book chapter
• A news reporter writing a newspaper article or blog entry about the racial group
• An individual member of the racial group, writing a personal letter to a friend who is not a member of that racial group
Response the following questions:
• What have been the experiences of this racial group throughout U.S. history?
• What have been the political, social, and cultural issues and concerns throughout American history?
• What legislation meant to constrain race within prejudicial boundaries was enacted? How did the various groups you researched fight this legislation?
• What legislation meant to alleviate prejudicial boundaries has been enacted? How did the various groups you researched promote this legislation?
Associate Program Material
Racial Diversity: Historical Worksheet
Response the following questions in 100 to 250 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use.
• Throughout most of U.S. history, in most locations, what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group?
• What are some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history? What have been the common ancestral backgrounds of each of these groups? When did each become a significant or notable minority group?
• In what ways have laws been used to enforce discrimination? Provide examples. These laws were intended against which racial minorities?
• In what ways have laws been used to eliminate discrimination? Provide examples. Did the laws work to eliminate discrimination?