1960s Protest Movements Research Paper

The movement you will be researching and collecting data for will be the Civil Rights movement having to do with NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). Write a research paper analyzing the origins and legacy of that organization. Depending on the movement you choose, this should be a narrow and focused history with a limited scope. Your task is to determine how and why the organization began, who the major players were in establishing the organization, and how or why the organization ended. You will need to consult academic sources that provide commentary and context for the movement and organization you choose. Issues you can explore through the movement include, but are not limited to, constitutional rights, racism, women’s rights, governmental response, grass-roots campaigning etc. The idea is that you build an argument, through academic sources, regarding how the movement contributed to U.S. history.

The following questions will be answered in my research paper:
How did violent and non-violent protest differ during the Civil Rights movement, and which had a better outcome in progressing forward?
How did the Civil Rights act of 1964 help with discrimination in the workplace and how effective it was?
Who were the most influential people at the time for the Civil Right movement and did it impact the movement?
MAKE SURE TO FOCUS ON WHAT THEY DID in the 1950s and 1960s, NOT the 1910s etc.

You must have at least THREE outside sources. Wikipedia, or any encyclopedia for that matter, does not count as a source. Books, academic journal articles, and the course textbook do count (but the textbook does not count as an “outside” source). Be concrete: evidence is always more convincing than generalization or simple logic. In fact, it is the entire point of the assignment. It is your task to use evidence to generate an answer to a real historical question. Do not summarize the reading materials. Instead, describe or quote the evidence you need to answer the question, with proper citations so your reader can find your source. Do not waste time by repeating easy-to-find and irrelevant material. For citation and bibliography rules, you are required to use the chicago style guide that I uploaded. Paper must be 6 pages, not counting cover page or bibliography. Your paper will have a bibliography. Your paper should be Times New Roman, twelve-point font, double-spaced, and have one-inch margins. Must include a introduction, thesis statement, paragraphs, conclusion, sources etc.

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