ETH125  Historical Report on Race

Search the Internet for groups and organizations promoting racial equality. Use the information from the textbooks and your web search to complete this assignment.
 Identify one racial group from the list below:
African American
Asian American
Middle Eastern American
Hispanic American/Latino
Native American
 Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper from one of the perspectives below:
A historian writing about the racial group in a book chapter
A news reporter writing a newspaper article or blog entry about the racial group
An individual member of the racial group, writing a personal letter to a friend who is not a member of that racial group
 Answer the following questions:
What have been the experiences of this racial group throughout U.S. history?
What have been the political, social, and cultural issues and concerns throughout American history?
What legislation meant to constrain race within prejudicial boundaries was enacted? How did the various groups you researched fight this legislation?
 What legislation meant to alleviate prejudicial boundaries has been enacted? How did the various groups you researched promote this legislation?