Essay Highlights: (1) For the most part, colonization involves a dynamic removal of the values of the colonized entity. For a colonized entity trying to liberate itself from colonialism, the need for clear concepts and ideological strategies that are to replace those of the colonizer are necessary if this entity is to achieve total freedom.
(2) The slave trade, systems of slavery, slavery continuance and abolishment policies varied greatly geographically within North America. These variations produced competing ideologies and inconsistent Federal policies on slavery in the United States of America up to the start of 2 the Civil War – resulting in the war being, in part, over the issues of slavery and complicated by race issues.
(3) The end of the civil war brought to the nation various efforts by individuals, organizations, and the government to give the freed slaves opportunities to become productive members of the country. From the beginning of the Reconstruction well into the 20th century, the nation continued to address issues of slavery, freedom, the reconstruction, and other new problems specific to African Americans. Most of these issues continue to plague African Americans today.
(4) One avenue that became necessary for the African American community to solve the problems of the 20th century was leadership by African Americans. In their own ways, these leaders wanted what was best for the nation at that time. One of those leaders was W.E.B. Du Bois.
Assignments: (1) Analyze the root causes of the problems and issues that faced African Americans from the beginning of the Reconstruction Period well into the 20th century and why leadership by African Americans became necessary. Specific examples and quotes, mostly and specifically from W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk (1903) and other resources used in this course, must be used in your analysis.
(2) Referring mostly and specifically to W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk (1903), first explain how Du Bois formulates the problems and issues African Americans faced at that time. Your essay should then analyze his proposed solutions in terms of completeness (analyze how complete his solutions were in terms of how the system of slavery had shaped both the races; the economic structure of the nation at that time; practicability; and the competing nature of his solutions to those proposed by other leaders at that time). Your response to these assignments must demonstrate your knowledge of the problems and issues facing the African Diaspora well into the 20th century. Specific examples and quotes especially from the resources used in this class must be used in your essay. Include page numbers in your citations – even for online resources.
Format: • Typed and double-spaced with a one-inch left margin. • Use black ink and (around) size 12 of popular fonts. • Type the course/section, title of your essay, and your name on the top center of the first page. • Page numbers should be on the bottom of the pages. • Although the use of the Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines in citing your work is preferred, any popular methods will be accepted (be consistent). • There are no page limits to this assignment, but you must fully respond to the given assignments.
Overall, you must demonstrate your understanding of the theories for understanding slavery in the Americas as proposed in Week #4 Class Notes and the reading assignments.
1. The title of your paper should reflect the topics in the homework and should be made clear in the introduction (5 points).
2. Your introduction should provide a brief “significance” of the subjects in the assignment and should also lead the reader to a clear understanding of what your response is about and provide a plan of analysis (10 points).
3. The body of your paper must fully respond to the assignments by clearly developing, defending, and analyzing your arguments using ideas found in the resources used in this class, your research, and your ideas. (70 points).
Assignment (1): Analyze the root causes of the problems and issues that faced African Americans from the beginning of the Reconstruction Period well into the 20th century and why leadership by African Americans became necessary: 20 points: Do not just report these problems and issues but you must analyze them and give specific examples and quotes from the readings leading to why leadership by African Americans became necessary.
Assignment (2): Your analysis must demonstrate your knowledge of the problems and of the solutions proposed, for the most part, by W.E.B. Du Bois as presented in the textbook: 50 points Follow the guidelines in the assignment on how to analyze the solutions: (i) Explain how Du Bois formulates the problems and issues African Americans faced at that time. (ii) Analyze his proposed solutions in terms of practicability and completeness. Consider how the system of slavery had shaped both the races; 4 the economic structure of the nation at that time; and the competing nature of his solutions to those proposed by other leaders at that time.
4. The concluding paragraph(s) should not mirror the introduction but strengthen the body of your essay while pointing out possible problems with your analysis (10 points).
5. This assignment will also be graded on your writing skills – citations, typos etc. (5 points).
Helpful Information and Hints. 1. The “Essay Highlights” are not assignments. These guide you on what the assignments are about. Understanding this part will help you in the assignments.
2. The main purpose of this assignment is for you to express how you understand the material presented to you in this course. If you have questions or have an outline of your Essay, you are welcome to contact your instructor for a discussion.
3. Please respond to the assignments. For example, if the assignment is to analyze, please do not just “report”. A summary of what you read is not an analysis. Your responses should not ignore relevant literature; however, you can challenge the resources used in this course.
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