History

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?

Racial group: African American

Perspectives: A historian writing about the racial group in a book chapter

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP)

NAACP is an organization for Africa- American civil rights activist which was formed in the year 1908 with the main agenda to ensure equity for all people despite the color in terms of political, education, social and economical aspects. It was the racial hatred and discrimination that motivated the founders to such organization in order to eliminate it. This organization was referred to as colored people a name it retained in accordance to traditional. Among its achievement are annual image award in art and entertainment, annual spingarn medal.

NAACP has the main headquarters in baltimore and...