Historical Report on Race

Search the Internet for groups and organizations promoting racial equality to help you complete this assignment.

Using the information from the text and your web search:

Identify one racial group from the list below:

·        African American

·        Asian American

·        Middle Eastern American

·        Hispanic American/Latino

·        Native American

Write 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

Answer 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?