Assignment Question
Essay Topic: Between the late 1940s and early 1960s, civil rights activists engaged in many efforts to overturn segregation—including “Project C,” the 1963 campaign to desegregate Birmingham, Alabama. In this essay, use the assigned course materials to describe the segregated conditions prevalent during the era, and explain the strategies civil rights activists used to challenge segregation in Birmingham, and beyond. Essays are required to incorporate examples from Why We Can’t Wait, the documentary film, Eyes on the Prize, as well as from at least five of the assigned primary sources.
Essay Rubric: Your submission will be assessed according to the following criteria: Engagement with the assigned essay topic (50/100 points) Use of evidence/examples from the assigned course material (30/100 points) Presentation, including paragraph development, organization, grammar, and proper use of citations (20/100 points) Length: This essay is required to be a minimum 1,500 words.
Please submit your essay in normal font (such as 12 pt. Times New Roman), double-spaced, and with normal margins.
Essays failing to meet the minimum length will be penalized. Citations: When quoting or summarizing, you may simply provide the author and page number in parentheses, as in: (King, 95) which refers to the author and page number of a citation from Why We Can’t Wait. Points will be deducted for inaccurate/inadequate use of citations.
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