Category: History

Assignment
African American History in Philadelphia Research Paper
Description
For this final assignment, you are to identify an African American institution in Philadelphia to visit. With our course materials (secondary literature, primary source readings/media) as your main research source base, historicize this institution (in other words, situate this institution in time and space/place). Possible institutions for examination and contextualization include longstanding Philadelphia Black cultural centers, festivals, historic buildings, houses of worship, organizations, and radio stations.
Additionally, work to arrange an interview with someone associated with the institution (in-person or via email, phone, or Zoom).
At the end of your research paper, you must include a bibliography of sources cited and/or consulted. It should include a minimum of 6 primary sources and 6 secondary sources.
Your research paper must also engage historical Black newspapers as a (primary) source base. (ProQuest’s list: https://about.proquest.com/en/products-services/histnews-bn/Links to an external site.; UPenn’s collection: https://guides.library.upenn.edu/c.php?g=476278)
If relevant to your institution, search for African American oral history interviews of people connected to the institution’s history and/or present. (UPenn’s collection:https://www.library.upenn.edu/news/diversity-stacks-oral-history)
Make use of the university library for additional sources.
Do not cite your lecture notes. Appropriate citations will come from the readings or media we engage throughout the course.
Use the Chicago citation format for your paper, which includes the use of footnotes or endnotes. (Chicago Manual)
Please refer to this page for general writing style pointers.
As a class, you may end up researching the same institutions and, thereby, coming across the same primary sources and utilizing the same secondary sources. However, the writing of these research papers is not a collaborative project. These papers are to represent your individual preparation, your unique engagement with course readings, your original writing, and appropriate citation standards.  For reference to Penn’s Code of Academic Integrity, see https://catalog.upenn.edu/pennbook/code-of-academic-integrity/.
Research papers are to represent your original work. You may not use, or base any of your papers on, AI-generated programs. You may not use, or base any of your papers on, summaries of our texts from other students, other scholars/writers online, or any database of book/article/chapter summaries. Violation of this course policy falls under the cheating and plagiarism categories of Penn’s Code of Academic Integrity. It will result in zero credit for the assignment, and you will be subject to University disciplinary Reporting for Academic Integrity Violations.
Due Date and Time
Friday, May 10, 2024, by 11:59pm.
Submission Guidelines
Essay requirements:
10 full pages of text (Bibliography/Works Cited starts on page 11)
Double-spaced pages
12-pt font
Times New Roman font
1″ margins all around
Include a title page (does not count toward page count) and page numbers.
File name = [Your Last Name] Af-Am History Paper [Your Institution]
FIle type = Word (.docx or .doc) Do not submit a PDF.

Professor reques”
In a well-written essay, compose a thoughtful response to the question below in approximately 1500-2000 words using ONLY the course materials (the equivalent to 4-5, double-spaced printed pages)  
The questions is:
How did a fragmented American culture and society affect fashion design, the fashion industry, style and dress, and consumer tastes in the 21st century?
I would provided powerpoint slides and a couple of pdf chapters of the book.

Paper has to be 1000 words minimum and has to address both topics please include in text citation and a works cited page in APA format

You will write a final paper on solving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. 
1) Only sources from the class, e.g., lecture notes, books, documentaries, films, can be used.
2) No suggestions of removal of either group from the land will be accepted in this paper. 
3) At least nine quotes (no more than two sentences each) and/or citations must be used from the two course books. All sources must be cited. At least four sources must be used from Abunimah book and five from the Smith book. You can use and cite other class materials, but they cannot be a substitute for the nine required citations from the books. In addition, four more sources must be used from other class materials, e.g., lecture notes, documentaries, films, websites. 
4) 1,200 words minimum (excluding title page and bibliography) Title page and bibliography required. Use MLA format.

1. Please use the homework sheet given to write a analysis on the novel “A Kingdom from Dust,” by Mark Arax. (200words)
2. For another anaylsis on Manzanar, Diverted, please use these questions to create about 200 word response about the film. 
How does the documentary contrast an engineering-focused orientation to “solving” a contemporary environmental problem with long-term, multi-generational understandings of that problem?
How does the documentary connect environmental infrastructures with cultural infrastructures of healing and memory?
How does the documentary use soundscapes to convey meaning and information?
What does the documentary teach us about the politics of naming a place (Payahuunadü, Manzanar, Owens Valley)?

You will complete 2 Discussions in this course. For each Discussion, you will post one thread of
300-400 words that is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of the assigned Module: Week and
two replies of 150-200 words due by 11:59 p.m. attached
For each thread, you must support your assertions with at least 2 scholarly citations in current
APA format. 
Each reply must incorporate at least 1 scholarly citation in current APA format.
Acceptable sources include the textbook, the Bible, and journal articles found on the JFL
website.

To help guide your viewing, here is a synopsis of the movie “Drawn Together: Comics, Diversity, and Stereotypes.”
With a lively backdrop of superheroes, comic books, and animated comics, Drawn Together: Comics, Diversity, and Stereotypes brings together three talented artists—a Sikh, a woman, and an African American—who are challenging the racist stereotyping currently endemic in America through their work.
The documentary provides a rare opportunity to explore the subjects of race, gender, and religion stereotyping through the universally popular medium of comic books and cartoons. Drawn Together boldly encourages viewers to unlearn stereotyping, look beyond the obvious, and confront media prejudices—all through an uncommon and inherently engaging everyday source.
Expert commentary is provided by Professor Arvind Singhal, a world-renowned expert in entertainment education; Andrew Farago, the curator of San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum; and Adam Elrashidi, a cartoonist and producer at Al Jazeera. They share their thoughts on how to solve the problem of racist stereotyping by changing the stories being told and discuss how the three profiled artists have brought about a groundswell movement to combat the way we traditionally look at racist stereotypes.
One was about what makes someone or something part of popular culture. The other was about creative people whose works support diversity rather than stereotypes.
For your main posting, please look back at American history from 1800 to recent times. Find a person, event, artifact, or movement, school, group, or institution that fits into our two themes this week, namely that it is a part of popular culture and that it supports diversity rather than stereotypes.
Your main posting should have three paragraphs. First, tell us what you chose and why it is part of popular culture. Second, describe how your choice supports diversity rather than stereotypes. Third, tell us why you chose it. Why did this attract your attention and also make it worthy of consideration in a course on the history of popular American culture?
Check the discussion rubric if you aren’t sure what a good discussion posting looks like. This rubric is in Part II of our syllabus. Remember to have all the required parts for this posting.
Post this new thread with your three paragraphs in our Week 9 Discussions board on or before Friday night at 11:59 pm Central time.

See the attached files below for instructions.
Here is the link to the video for the required documents for the paper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK9xi1L0USk  (Black Power- The Kwame Nkrumah Documentary 
For the Walters Article it’s only pages 54-69 needed for the evidence.

CITATION STYLE MUST BE CHICAGO-STYLE FOOTNOTES. USE THE PROVIDED SOURCES 
Worrill, Conrad W. “Haitian Revolt Celebrated.” The Philadelphia Tribune (1884), 2002.
Worrill, Conrad W. “African People Must Learn about Haitian Revolution.” The Philadelphia Tribune (1884), 2003.
Jeffries, Leonard. “Toussaint-the Haitian Revolution/Garveyism and African Liberation.” New York Beacon (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), 1998.
Lucien, Charlot. “Toussaint Louverture: The Unspoken Legacy.” Boston Haitian Reporter, 2003.
Zephir, Flore. “HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; Optimism in the Midst of Prejudice.” Boston Haitian Reporter, 2005.

Write an essay on the Cold War. 
Below is the attached files of the screenshot from the book ” Give Me Liberty” and powerpoint from the class. ( Use both of these sources only, DO NOT USE OUTSIDE SOURCES!)