Week 5 – Legacy of Racism
Choose a topic and discuss the legacy, history of race.
- Race in the Classical World (Greece and Rome -400 BCE – 400 CE)
- Race in Ancient Egypt (3000 BCE – 200 CE)
- Race in Mormonism (1800-1972)
- Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment (1932-1972)
- World War II Secret Chemical tests on African Americans, Japanese and Puerto Rican soldiers (1936-1945)
- Red Summer in 26 US cities (1919)
- Tulsa Race Riot (1921)
- Watts (1965)
- Russian Pogrom (1881 – 1884)
- Kielce Pogrom (1946)
- Any topic approved by professor
Instructions
Answer ALL of the following questions in essay format. 2-3 pages. APA format. 12 Font Times New Roman only.Number them on your paper.
All work must be properly cited and unless otherwise noted; do not include pure opinion.
- Outline the basic history of the event(s). You can use a timeline or write it out.
- What was the concept of race in the period you chose?
- How were people of different “races” treated in the period chosen?
- If a conflict occurred, what was the root cause (causes) of the conflict?
- If no conflict occurred, what is your opinion as to why they coexisted peacefully (you should still use outside resources to back up your point)
- How did the past you chose attitude influence modern American ideas on race and racism?
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