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  • Title: Exploring the Black Power Movement: A Chronological Analysis of Political, Economic, Cultural, and Social Milestones from the 1960s to 2000s

    Chronology Activity
    In this assignment, your task will be to use the archival evidence from the 1960s to 2000s to chronologically order at least 8 milestone events and connect them to political, economic, cultural, and social strides or setbacks made. A template will be provided to help trend, spot, and visualize the connections. 
    For the chronology, identify your chosen 8 critical events or milestones based on the sources you have found, for example, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the Bakke Decision and Affirmative Action, Chisolm’s bid for President, Jesse Jackson’s galvanization of Black voters, the LA riots, etc. 
    Step 1: Assess the Archives to Identify 8 Milestone Events
    To develop the chronology, work with archival documents from the National Archives African American Heritage Collection website (https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/black-power) and The Digital Public Library of America website (https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/the-black-power-movement#tabs). The images, audio, photographs, data, and other records contain information on the Black Power Movement of the 1960s and 1970s and more specifically:
    The Nation of Islam (NOI),
    Deacons for Defense and Justice
    Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP)
    Congressional Black Caucus
    Women in Black Power
    The Black Arts Movement
    Also included are records of several individuals:
    Malcolm X
    Stokely Carmichael
    Elaine Brown
    Angela Davis
    Fred Hampton
    Amiri Baraka
    Shirley Chisholm
    Step 2: Develop a Chronology
    It is useful to organize and sort dates, events, and larger time periods into meaningful categories based on time. Identify eight milestone events for the chronology.  
    Step 3 Conduct Historical Detective Work 
    Complete the Chronology Worksheet (attached to order). What were the causes and implications of the specific archives? Sort at least 8 specific primary source documents from the two archival collections (documents, images, texts) into one or more of the decades listed in the chronology. Identify if the document’s milestone event demonstrated a political, economic, cultural, or social impact. Remember that milestones could happen during a specific year but have broad impacts beyond that year or decade and could have impacted multiple aspects of life. It will be important that you can explain why there was or is causality. 
    Step 4 Prepare the Analysis 
    After carefully reviewing and critically analyzing each primary source and completing the Chronology Worksheet, working with 8 different archives, develop a 750–1000-word (3-4 page) summary analysis essay addressing each of the following questions:
    Proponents of the Black Power Movement were often viewed as being violent and racist. How do the resources you utilized in this primary source activity challenge that image?
    In what specific ways did the events of the late 1960s and 1970s set the stage for the contemporary era of the 1980s through the present? 
    Multiple sources in the set are from FBI investigations of the Black Panther Party and activism of the post-Civil Rights era. What does this reveal about the magnitude and impact of the Black Power Movement in the United States?
    It is necessary to cite sources to support your perspective for this paper.
    Include at least 4 of the primary sources you investigated in this activity and any other readings from the course that support your points. 
    Cite all sources in APA format.
    Submit the annotations and the essay in the same document, using the Worksheet above. The final submission must include (in one document): 
    The completed chronology worksheet with at least 8 milestones, with supporting sources for each one
    A 3–4-page analysis essay addressing the questions above and supporting your arguments with at least 4 cited primary sources 
    Please and thank you 🙂
    I thank whoever takes up this task. 

  • “The Evolution of Black Lives Matter: Examining the Historical Processes Behind the Modern Civil Rights Movement”

    Essay:
    Throughout the course we have examined that the African American communities have changed drastically  as more Americans have become aware of the injustices faced by millions of people of color. Analyzing African American history, examine the historical processes that led to Black Lives Matters.
    Some articles and videos to review to help you with this essay:
    #https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI7eHX9u4Q0

    https://www.wral.com/professor-addresses-similarities-of-george-floyd-s-death-to-1992-los-angeles-riots/19126557/
    https://www.pbssocal.org/kcet-originals/lost-la/1992-2020-look-back-ahead-countrys-struggle-justice
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-george-floyd-protests-in-los-angeles-differ-from-1992-riots-11591263005
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/us/los-angeles-george-floyd-protests.html
    https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/06/george-floyd-protests-family-history-1960s-1980s/612727/
    https://www.cnet.com/news/how-video-of-mlk-rodney-king-and-george-floyd-changed-our-view-of-police/
    The following links can help you determine which sources are credible or non-credible during your research: Getting Started With Research, Why I Shouldn’t Use Wikipedia and Identifying your Resources.