Write a double spaced essay that is based on the two primary sources included below –the Justice Department’s amicus curiae brief and John F. Kennedy’s report.

Write a double spaced essay that is based on the two primary sources included below –the Justice Department’s amicus curiae brief and John F. Kennedy’s report.

Complete the Race and Cold War lesson to
learn about the historical context of race and the Cold War. Note that the
images of Soviet propaganda or images like them were referenced in the amicus
curiae brief.
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Read and analyze the primary source
excerpts below. How do the two sources show that influence of the Cold War on
the U.S. executive branch during the Cold War? In other words, how does each
author see the relationship between racial equality within the United States
and US Cold War rhetoric on the world stage.
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Note that the sources were written just
over 11 years apart – in 1952 and 1963.
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Be sure to include a thesis statement at
the end of the first paragraph, and then support the thesis with explanation and evidence in supporting
paragraphs. The essay must be based on the primary sources.
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Intro – Provide an intro to the sources
(historical context of…). Thesis statement should appear at the end of the
introductory paragraph.
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Supporting paragraphs: One paragraph = one
point
§ Include
specific quotes from each primary source, and then explain how it helps answer
the question.

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Be specific rather than vague. Who did or
said what, when, where, how, why?

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