The topic of this paper is the history of racial tensions in the United States and proposing actionable ways to improve race relations.

March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 Discipline: Public administration
  • Write a three-page overview of the history of racial tensions in the United States.
  • Propose at least two ways to improve race relations.
  • Use the readings from Unit 3 of class or other scholarly sources.
  • Use and properly cite at least three scholarly sources. This is a scholarly paper and should reflect your best thinking.
  • Use critical reasoning skills. Present a cogent argument. Do not resort to emotion or political platitudes
References from unit 3 readings are:
  1. Websites
    1. Slavery in the U.S. and the World – Slavery in History
      Reference: Slavery in History « Free the Slaves. (n.d.). Free The Slaves. Retrieved July 10, 2021, from https://www.freetheslaves.net/slavery-in-history/
    2. Slavery in the U.S. and the World – Looking at Slavery from Broader Perspectives
      Reference: Davis, D. B. (2000). Looking at Slavery from Broader Perspectives. The American Historical Review. Published. https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/105.2.452
    3. The U.S. Civil War and Slavery – Civil War Causes
      Reference: Michael Capek. (2016). Civil War Causes. Essential Library
    4. The African American Oral History Project: Part 1  
    5. Reconstruction and Its Demise
      Reconstruction and Rights
      Reference: Reconstruction and Rights | Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877 | U.S. History Primary Source Timeline | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress. (n.d.). The Library of Congress. Retrieved July 12, 2021, from https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/civil-war-and-reconstruction-1861-1877/reconstruction-and-rights/
    6. The Travails of Reconstruction
      Reference: The Travails of Reconstruction | Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877 | U.S. History Primary Source Timeline | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress. (n.d.). The Library of Congress. Retrieved July 12, 2021, from https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/civil-war-and-reconstruction-1861-1877/travails-of-reconstruction/
    7. Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s – The U.S. Civil Rights Movement (1942-1968)
      Reference: Zunes, S., & Laird, J. (2010, January 1). The US Civil Rights Movement (1942–1968). ICNC. https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/us-civil-rights-movement-1942-1968/
    8. Race in America Today – “You Don’t Look Mexican!” My Life in Ethnic Ambiguity and What It Says About the Construction of Race in America
      Reference: García, J. (2013). “You Don”t Look Mexican!” My Life in Ethnic Ambiguity and What It Says About the Construction of Race in America. Multicultural Perspectives, 15(4), 234–238. https://doi.org/10.1080/15210960.2013.844613
    9. Race in America Today – Book Review of Facing Reality: Two Truths About Racism
      Reference: Verbruggen, R. (2021, August 16). Mind the Gaps. National Review, 73(15), 32.
    10. Race in America Today – “You Need to Leave Now, Ma’am”
      Reference: “You Need to Leave Now, Ma’am”: I was mistaken for a prostitute at my job interview. (2020, September 18). The Chronicle of Higher Education, 67(2).
    11. Race in America Today – Growing up White: Race and politics in post–World War II America, Part 1
      Reference: Shearer, D. (2021). Growing up White: Race and politics in post–World War II America. Inroads, 48, 80–95.
    12. Race in America Today – Race and Politics in a Diverse Nation, Part 2: After Trump
      Reference: Shearer, D. (2021, Summer-Fall). Race and politics in a diverse nation: Part 2: After Trump. Inroads: A Journal of Opinion, (49), 63+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A668468191/ITOF?u=park19302&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=5db93449
    13. Race in America Today
      Walter Williams: Is Racism Responsible for Today’s Black Problems?                                                  Reference: Williams, W. (2020, July 30). WALTER WILLIAMS: Is racism responsible for today”s Black problems? (column). The Anniston Star. https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/free/walter-williams-is-racism-responsible-for-todays-black-problems-column/article_64fdcc2c-d2e0-11ea-808e-ffc470a4fe36.html

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