Category: History

The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The case study in Module Five looks at the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its impact on African-American political participation.
While the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed overt discrimination in public accommodations and government services, it did not directly address the most fundamental denial of African-American rights: the concerted effort to prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote.
President Lyndon Johnson’s landslide election victory in 1964 emboldened him to seek voting-rights legislation, despite concerns that this would alienate conservative Southern Democrats whose support was needed to pass Johnson’s Great Society social programs. Television coverage of the brutal police response to peaceful voting-rights protesters in the South—most notably, the attack on protesters at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama—galvanized public support for a bill.
Southern opposition in Congress was fierce: opponents waged a 24-day filibuster* in the Senate, and Southerners in the House used every parliamentary tactic they could find to block the legislation. But it eventually passed and was signed into law on August 6, 1965, with both Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks in attendance.
The immediate impact of the Voting Rights Act was a dramatic surge in African-American political participation, with a commensurate increase in the number of African Americans elected to public office. In the longer term, the Voting Rights Act contributed to a historic realignment of the two political parties that has had a profound impact on American politics and society.

Write a history of Africa from 1600 CE to the eve of World War II. Discuss the major events in each century, and in all regions of the continent, beginning with north-east Africa and the Maghreb at around 1600 CE.
sources:
-shillington
-UNESCO General History
-Cambridge History of Africa

Lecciones Cultural (Cultural Lessons) Two Prompt: Using Studio and a presentation software such as Power Point, create a video presentation (using the ‘screenshare option on Studio provided in Canvas) exploring a cultural topic related to Mexican history during any point from 1910 to present day). Your presentation should balance 1) an overview of the topic meant to inform a general audience with 2) a deeper analysis that makes a nuanced argument or assertion (a thesis). Remember to include any/all necessary historical context that a general audience would need. Make sure to provide necessary names, definitions and dates. When creating your podcast, please use at least: One (1) scholarly, tertiary source (like a scholarly textbook or encyclopedia) Two (2) scholarly, secondary sources (like an article in an academic journal or edited volume/anthology) Two: (2) primary source ( these can be textual or visual or audio) Include a final slide providing bibliographic information from all sources used. An excellent podcast: Is informative, factually-accurate, and compelling. Strikes a balance between accessibility for a general audience with nuanced analysis for a scholarly audience. Draws on diverse and relevant sources to inform the producer(s)’s discussion of the topic. Is well-structured, so as to present a coherent narrative and analysis of the topic. Makes use of all required sources and cites them using proper bibliographic form. See “Citation Reference” link in Canvas.

Write this essay with the book The American Yawp chapter 8 or the files below
The Industrial Revolution
Describe the Industrial Revolution in the United States between the 1790s and 1860. What
factors contributed to this fundamental transformation? How did population growth and urbanization reshape the United States? What role did advances in transportation, communication, technology, and business organization play in facilitating the process? How were urban life, the world of work, the lives of consumers, and the American family transformed by industrialization?

How does your country fit into the picture of the modern world? Using the foundational principles, interactions, and Western ideologies, discuss how your chosen country functions as part of the global picture in 2024. Give examples in modern journalism, like articles or news stories that date back less than a year. Your final project can be a paper, an in-class presentation, a video presentation, or a display. In all cases, all of the small segments must be incorporated and you must cite your sources. Use the appropriate rubric. Presentations or displays must be submitted before the last day of class. 

Your paper must be 3 full pages (not to exceed 4 pages) in length. 12 pt. font. Times New Roman. Double-spaced. 1” margins. This is approximately 1000-1250 words in length (not including citations)
You can only use significant/critical events presented in lecture (the key terms presented at the beginning of lecture.) Significant/critical events include historical events, people, concepts, or ideas. You may use information from the textbook only lightly, the bulk of your paper must be based on material presented in lecture.
• Your paper must have an underlined argument in the introductory paragraph that addresses the assignment question. If you cannot clearly explain your position, how do you expect the professor to know your argument. Your paper will be penalized if you do not underline your argument.
• All evidence must be cited using footnotes. One citation per paragraph is a good rule to follow. 

Unveil the relationship between State economics and weather patterns. Focus on regional e economic trends and impact of climate. PowerPoint presentation. 20slides

During Virginia’s Ratifying Convention in 1788, what were the differing positions
between federalism and anti-federalism as Virginians debated whether the state should
ratify the U.S. Constitution? What was the result of that debate? How did these differing
viewpoints concerning the role of the federal government vs. the state government linger
through the state during the Antebellum era? What 20th century (1900s) political debates
in Virginia also had their roots in that disagreement?
(Please see uploads. I have provided the assignment instructions plus a template so it is formatted correctly) I have two sources you must use the other three you can pick as they are scholarly articles. Please use Ball, Terence. “Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788. by Pauline Maier. (Simon & Schuster, 2010.).” The Journal of Politics 74, no. 2 (April 2012). https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022381611001897. and
Gilbertson, Nils. “Return of the Skeptics: The Growing Role of the Anti-Federalists in Modern Constitutional Jurisprudence.” Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy, vol. 16, no. 1, (Winter 2018). pp. 255+. Gale OneFile: LegalTrac, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A537720239/LT?u=vic_liberty&sid=summon&xid=fe56e93e.
Thank you so much!

-4-5 double spaced pages on the impact of walls (both city walls and border walls) on European civilization to 1500. Required reading: Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick, pages 15-46, 63-80, 93-130, and 163-174. If you are using an electronic edition without page numbers, you can skip the introduction and any chapters devoted to China or set in the period after the fall of Constantinople.

You should set a time frame- the Han Dynasty and Period of Division would probably be good. You should use LOTS of secondary scholarship. Look at the anthology “Facets of Daoism.” You should look at the figure of Tao Hongjing- he was one of the most politically successful Daoists of all time. In fact, you could perhaps do an entire paper on whether or not the political program of Tao Hongjing lines up with the ideas of the texts we read for class.
Your essay must draw upon evidence from BOTH Early Daoist Scriptures AND at least one text from the Warring States or Han. You must also draw upon at least four secondary sources in developing your thesis, though ultimately your analysis should be rooted in your own reading of the PRIMARY SOURCES. For all sources use simple footnote citation forms, but a bibliography in standard format must be provided for all sources (consult The Chicago Manual of Style). All files will be added and must be used, your own research is helpful as well just make sure all work is cited correctly.