African-American Studies papers

An analysis of the stereotyping of African-Americans and their sexual rituals and myths.

A literary analysis of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and "The Speech the Graduates Didn't Hear".

A review of the theory of using IQ tests and the limitations due to cultural bias.

This paper explores the issue of racism within the workplace and suggests a number of program aimed at solving this problem.

Examines and compares the issue of present-day racism in Colson Whitehead's novel "The Intuitionist" and the film, "Pleasantville".

Examination of the role that race continues to play in American culture in the 21st century.

An examination of Harriet Jacobs' narrative "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" and how the author considered the audience when writing the novel.

An analysis from a poetic perspective of Eminem & Dr. Dre's "Guilty Conscience."

Discusses different forms of social inequity in the United States, besides the socio-economic perspective.

Explores how author William Faulkner expresses his view on race relations in this novel.

A literary and historical review of "Honor and Violence is the Old South" by Bertram Wyatt-Brown.

Presents the issue of the four hundred year trans-Atlantic slave trade from an Afrocentric perspective.

This essay explores the problems associated with the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. It weighs the ethical elements with the scientific purpose of the study to decide whether this was indeed a beneficial experiment or simply a federally funded genocide.

Explores the concept of egalitarianism in H.B. Stowe's book "Palmetto Leaves".

Sectional and constitutional issues surrounding the institution of slavery in nineteenth century America.

Introduces, discusses, and analyzes the book, "Simple Justice: The History of 'Brown v. Board of Education' and Black America's Struggle for Equality" by Richard Kluger.

Explores the history of Black Seminoles.

A brief biography of the civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr..

Review of the book about the Tuskegee Syphilis project, "Bad Blood" by James Jones.

A discussion of whether African-Americans are entitled to compensation for their history of slavery.

A review of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer prize winning novel "Beloved".

Discusses religious life among pre-Civil War slaves in America.

A discussion of both sides of the Ebonics debate and the controversy surrounding it.

Analyzes this poem by African-American poet and social-writer, Langston Hughes.

A brief discussion of the effects of the American Civil War on slavery.

A literary review of Ralph Ellison's "Battle Royal".

Discusses the life and leadership style of this civil rights activist.

A discussion of the beliefs and practices of Islam in Iraq verses the practice of Islam in the United States specifically by African-Americans and how they were influenced by Malcolm X.

A study into minority teachers placed in predominantly white schools and how both the teacher and student is effected.

Discusses and explains the problem of environmental racism in cities throughout the country.

Essay discussing American author Ralph Ellison.

An examination of the slave narrative in American literature.

Looks at the impact Harriet Beecher Stowe's book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" had on American society.

Discusses the theme of feminism in Walker's prose "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens", her novel "The Color Purple" and Steven Spielberg's adaption of the novel into a movie.

The history, tactics and effects of African-American residential segregation in the U.S.

An insight into racial profiling, how it is used, what the public reaction has been and the future of its existence.

A brief discussion of the issues of sexual, gender and racial discrimination in the military and its effects.

A review of the historical aspect of Richard Wright's novel "Native Son".

An examination of how racism is portrayed in four different pieces of American literature.

Discusses racial issues in 20th Century America, within the context of predictions on the subject by W.E.B. DuBois.

A paper which argues in favor of affirmative action and which calls for its reinstatement.

Discusses what makes a successful speech by examining those made by Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Jennifer Breuer and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

A discussion of whether race is an indicator of criminal activity.

A summary of laws relating to racial discrimination and an analysis of a case study.

This paper discusses black music entrepreneur Russell Simmons who is moving the black hip hop scene into the American mainstream.

A discussion of the prominence of social inequality in American society.

A discussion of whether affirmative action is the only answer to a negative history.

Describes how Frederick Douglass used his knowledge of the Bible in his narrative to show that slaves were not only humans, but also intelligent beings, capable of feeling and reasoning.

This paper argues against the conclusions of Gary Orfield's book "Dismantling Desegregation", that segregation is slowly becoming the norm again in many communities.

An examination of the verdicts in the Scottsboro Trial - a series of trials between 1931-37 of nine African-American teenagers for the rape of two white women.

Examines the question of race and its role in human intelligence and development.

A comparison of the aims and methods of two political social movements - The American Civil Rights Movement and the Argentinian Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo.

A biography of the life and work of the black writer and activist Amiri Baraka.

Analyzes James M. McPherson's book on the American Civil War.

An examination of African-American obsession and modern superiority regarding sports.

A literature review examining the problems faced by children who eventually leave foster care, focusing on African-Americans.

Discusses whether Ebonics should be implemented in the American educational system.

A study into the level of healthcare given to minority groups in the U.S.A.

Argues why Mark Twain's classic novel should be taught in high school.

Explores the issue of capital punishment.

Discusses affirmative action (AA), equal employment opportunity (EEO)and the hiring process in America.

This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the book " Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs.

Compares the slave narrative of Olaudah Equiano titled "The Life of Gustavas Vassa, the African," and William Shakespeare's "The Tempest."

An review of the autobiography "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" and a discussion of how it applies in today's world.

Critical review of "City Trenches: Urban Politics and the Patterning of Class in the United States" by Ira Katznelson.

Studies the symbolism of water in Harriet Jacob's "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl."

An analysis of the importance of African-American literature.

An analysis of the book "White Boy: A Memoir" by Mark Naison using the political process theory.

A biography of the life of the black writer and civil rights activist James Arthur Baldwin.

A look at the history of racism in America, by reviewing the establishment and spread of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

Discusses the personality traits that made King a charismatic leader.

The paper examines the history of slavery in the United States as well as the civil rights movement and important events and people that have helped shape the nation into what it has become today.

A look at the reform movements during the early nineteenth century in America.

A review of the similarities and dissimilarities found in Alain Locke's "The New Negro" and Carolyn F. Gerald's ?The Black Writer and His Role.?

A comparative analysis of the books "Lemon Swamp and Other Places" by Karen Fields and "The Making of a Southerner" by Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin.

This paper reviews Michael Shaara's account of the Battle of Gettysburg in his book "The Killer Angels".

How American society shapes Bigger Thomas in Richard Wright's "Native Son".

This paper is an imaginary debate, pro and con, to discuss the proposal by some African-Americans that they are owed reparations from the U.S. government for centuries of slavery imposed on their ancestors in the U.S..

This paper looks at the study of whiteness and the idea of whiteness being a social reconstruction.

Examines whether American President, Abraham Lincoln's emancipation moves were really inspired by his enlightened views.

A biography of Mabel Keaton Staupers who was instrumental in the early integration of African-Americans into the nursing profession in the early 1900s.

An historical review of Mississippi, with focus on racial tensions in the area.

This paper examines the role white America, as well as white America's governmental and social institutions have had on racism in America.

A look at the issue of racial discrimination as portrayed in James Baldwin's book "Stranger in the Village".

An examination of how female writers deal with the plight of the blacks through a review of "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker and "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison.

The paper explains the background to a new anti-loitering ordinance being proposed in Los Angeles in the light of the city's recent gang history.

A look at the high statistics of AIDS and HIV infection among African-Americans and what can be done to fight this phenomenon.

This paper discusses anti-racism in 20th Century writing focusing on the following works: "Their Eyes Were Watching God," by Zora Neale Hurston, "Sonny's Blues," by James Baldwin, and "Battle Royal," by Ralph Ellison.

Discusses the letter that this civil rights leader wrote to clergymen from his Birmingham prison cell.

This paper discusses Pecola and Gwendolen, the protagonists in two novels, Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" and Buchi Emecheta's "The Family" (also known as "Gwendolen").

A discussion of the racial bias against African-Americans in the American workplace.

A study of the trends of poverty in America and how this mostly affects single parent families.

An examination of social theories which seem to be encourage the philosophy of racism against Blacks.

An analysis of the autobiographical book "The Narrative of Frederick Douglass".

A comparison of the lives of black leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.

Discusses how African-American slaves maintained their own unique culture, even under oppression.

A review of the work and life of author Zora Neale Hurston.

A review of slavery in America preceding the Civil War.

A review of "Black Witness to the Apostolic Faith", a collection of essays edited by David Shannon and Gayraud S. Wilmore.

A discussion of whether cancer affects black and white people differently.