Historians conclude that while Reconstruction ended slavery after the Civil War in 1865, it failed to challenge the ideologies of race that once defended slavery. As a result, racism continued to inform policies in the decades following the Civil War. In this essay, explore the racial legacies of the Reconstruction era. Give 3 separate, well-supported examples of racial legacies, or the way(s) in which racial formations significantly informed the development of American society between 1870-1940. Use assigned readings and lecture to support your argument.
Topics you might discuss:
the failure of Reconstruction to provide economic freedom for former slaves; rise of lynch law;
the rise of Jim Crow;
the rise of new race ideologies (like Social Darwinism or the science of race) and its influnece on immigration policy, citizenship decisions, the rise of a US Empire, or U.S. Indian policy. [These are just suggestions. Do not do all of these and you are not limited to these topics.]
Primary source choices: Ida B. Wells, literacy test, black codes, Jim Crow laws, Mayor Landrieus speech, Haunani K. Trask, any of the doc excerpts from US-Philippines debate, Dennis Kearney, Lee Chew, Rose Cohen, stories from Balderamma interview, etc
CITATIONS:
Support your argument with specific ideas and examples drawn from lecture and primary and secondary source assigned readings.
You must use 5 sources MINIMUM. Of these sources, use at least
2 primary sources,
2 scholarly articles
1 lecture
Cite these sources in parentheses in the text of your essay.
For secondary sources, give authors last name and a short title of the article.
For primary sources, give author and date.
For lecture, give my name and date.
See examples below.
Brodkin, How Jews..
Lee Chew, 1903
Cohen, 3/1/19
Provide a Works Cited page that lists all sources used.
DO NOT USE OUTSIDE SOURCES!!!!!!
ALL SOURCES (assigned readings) THT CAN BE USED ARE UPLOADED IN ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. DO NOT USE ANY OTHER SOURCES.
ALL NOTES FROM LECTURE HAVE ALSO BEEN UPLOADED
