03 May For your Final Paper you will write about a topic of your choosing related to the following eras
For your Final Paper you will write about a topic of your choosing related to the following eras in African American Literature:
- 1746-1865 (Spirituals, Slave Narratives)
- 1865-1940 (Reconstruction Era, Harlem Renaissance)
- African American Literature since 1940 (Civil Rights, Black Manhood, #MeToo)
Your essay may focus on a particular theme or time period, or you may present an original critical argument that either challenges or supports a philosophy or point of view presented by 2-3 of the assigned authors.
- 1500-2000 words
- Double space
- MLA
- Your work must be formatted and documented in Directly quote from all sources used in the writing of the essay
- A Works Cited page must be included
References will be given once a deal is made
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45465/on-being-brought-from-africa-to-america
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/george-moses-horton
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52307/on-liberty-and-slavery
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-W-Chesnutt
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11057?msg=welcome_stranger
http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/seminars/aahistory/MalcolmX.pdf