digital history project

Digital History Project Proposal

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Digital History Project Proposal

Theme: Life impact in the U.S due to development in technology, human, and social factors from 1877- present.

Reconstruction era is the period from 1865-1877 following the American Civil War where the Southern States of the Confederacy were controlled by the Federal Government and Social legislation and grant of new rights to black people were initiated. From the end of the reconstruction era in 1877 to date, life in the U.S has undergone immeasurable changes and development making it better for present living. Different people settling, the occurrence of different events, the development of different groups and organizations, technological development, and different religion are some of the factors that have largely contributed to changes in life. This proposal aims at supporting the contributing factors that have impacted lie in the U.S positively while condemning the development of illegal groups that oppress development in the U.S.

The U.S has experienced tremendous life impact from the end of the reconstruction era. Due to these changes, this topic becomes of importance to understand fully how various factors have contributed to the impact in life to develop or deteriorate. According to Rogowski (2018), reconstruction was pivotal to the American history that provided sustained peacetime into local communities where its important component was the Freedmen's bureau. This proposal will indicate in detail the usefulness of the reconstruction era and how it affected the factors that have led to impact in life to date. Evaluating the impact magnitude of each contributing factor is the main focus of understanding the effectiveness of each factor. Steinhaeur (2015) affirms that reconstruction influenced transformation and abolishing various discriminating cultures hence led to a smooth transition into the following era and thus positive life impact was established. Different people were able to socialize without discrimination after the transition.

To acquire the root information of the impact caused by technology development, human and social factors to live in the U.S, various research methods and tools will be employed to help gather the information. According to Alves (2014), digital platforms provide an endless variety of tools to extract, analyze, and picture large data sets that enable historians to access relevant information that is reliable for their research. The research method to identify the impact of life in the U.S will be done through an online platform identifying each factor and its impact on life. The online platform provides the convenience of time and effort to look for the information on the ground. Also, cost-effective in that spending on traveling and purchase of material and tools is reduced. An online platform will suit better to perform a digital history proposal.

In conclusion, to realize the proper gathering of information and the smooth running of activities. This will include identifying various sites where historic information on the after reconstruction developments in the U.S and planning when to undertake the research planning on time and date. The proposal will focus on identifying how life has been impacted by diverse people, occasions, groups, organizations, and even technological developments.

References

Alves, D. (2014). Introduction: digital methods and tools for historical research. International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing, 8, 1-12.

Rogowski, J. C. (2018). Reconstruction and the state: The political and economic consequences of the freedmen's bureau. In the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA.

Steinhauer, J. (2015). The Civil War, reconstruction, and the transformation of African American life in the 19th century. Insights Scholarly Work at the John W. Kluge Center.