Week 5 _African American Studies

Background:  When we are learning about history, we often start off with a set of things we know or half-know about the topic.  This week, write about two different events/people regarding black history from 1945-1959.  Compare those two events/people to explore why you think you had no knowledge of one of them, and only partial knowledge of another.  Use the lists you created while watching/reading the Course Materials for this week.

 Ask yourself, “why did this person/event not make it at all into Black History Month (or history classes) in my public school?”

Ask yourself, “why was my education about this person/event so limited?

 Explain what you think are the answers to those two questions in your essay.

 Your Thesis:  The thesis of this paper will be your assessment of why you have had only limited knowledge about Black History. At the end of a brief introduction, write your thesis using the word “because” in that sentence. In the next paragraph, write about the two examples you have found about the lapses in your knowledge.  These two examples will be the “evidence” for your thesis. Then, you will have a conclusion that provides further insight into what your thesis stated in the first paragraph.