Doug McAdam's "Freedom Summer" : A 6 page overview
of Doug McAdam's (1988) book entitled "Freedom
Summer." Bibliography lists 4 additional (critical) sources
used to support the writer's assertions. Freedsum.wps

Doug McAdam's "Freedom Summer # 2" : A 6 page
analysis of Doug McAdam's "Freedom Summer." In this
one, the write emphasizes how the rallies were actually the
commencement of a sociopolitical insistence on Civil Rights
in this country. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Freedom2.wps

Doug McAdam's "Freedom Summer" # 3 : A complete 4
page analytical overview of events describes by Doug
McAdam's in his 1988 book entitled "Freedom Summer."
Six supporting sources are cited and listed in the
bibliography. Freedom3.wps

Cornel West’s "Race Matters" / Analyzed : This paper
examines the 1993 collection of essays by Princeton
University Afro-American Studies professor Cornel West
entitled, Race Matters. Specifically discussed are the
individual chapters on black-American nihilism, problems
with racial reasoning, the lack of quality within current
black leadership, the problem with the black conservatism
movement, the importance of Affirmative Action, the
historical evolution of black-Jewish relations, the myths
surrounding black sexuality, and the mobilizing influence of
Malcolm X's leadership upon black society. Bibliography
lists 1 source. Racematr.wps

Tomas Almaguer’s “Racial Fault Lines” : A 10 page paper
that provides a basic overview of Tomas Almaguer's book
Racial Fault Lines, and considers the implications of his
arguments for the development of white supremacy in
California. No additional sources cited. Racfault.wps

Howell Raines’ “My Soul is Rested” : A 5 page paper
recounting the strategies and tactics of the Civil Rights
Movement through the use of Howell Raines' book. By
presenting accounts from figures like Rosa Parks and Julian
Bond, this paper provides documenation of the strategies in
the Montgomery bus boycott, the student sit-ins, and the
widespread protests that often erupted into violence in the
South of the 1950s and 1960s. No additional sources cited.
Soulrest.wps

Powledge's "Free At Last" / Book Review : An analytical
review of Fred Powledge's (1991) book entitled "Free at
Last? The Civil Rights Movement and the People Who
Made It." Essentially, this is a 4 page essay in which the
writer describes how the book highlights Powledge's
knowledge of firsthand accounts with both the famous and
lesser-known people who contributed significantly to the
success of the Civil Rights movement in this country.
Freeatla.wps

Jackie Robinson & The Color Barrier : A 4 page
biography/report on the life and accomplishments of Jackie
Robinson-- the American baseball player known for
"breaking the color barrier" and becoming the first Black
player to gain widespread acceptance playing for a Major
League team. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Jckrbnsn.wps

Jackie Robinson’s Enduring Legacy : An 11 paper on
baseball’s first enduring black player. Robinson joined the
Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 amid a raft of controversy, but
managed to pull “Dem Bums,” perpetual losers into the
1947 World Series by doing things that won him the title of
1947 Rookie of the Year. Always outspoken on racial
issues, he maintained his promise of 2 years’ worth of no
visible reaction to the verbal abuse all involved, including
him, knew he would suffer. After that, it was no holds
barred while he meanwhile gathered award after award. He
committed a lifetime to civil rights work, using baseball as a
stage from which to speak. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Jackier.wps

Jackie Robinson’s Legacy / Review Of Tygel’s “Baseball’s
Great Experiment”: 5 pages in which the author discusses
this particular book and how the great baseball player Jackie
Robinson broke the color barrier between Black and Whites
on the playing field and in society. Jrlegacy.wps
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