Write an essay based on the African Americans in the military, using your evaluation of the sources as well as the tips that Rampolla provides in chapter 1.
1. Review chapters 1-2 of Mary Lynn Rampolla’s A Pocket Guide to Writing in History. 2. Select 2-3 of the documents and essays from Major Problems in American History, our course text.These materials should relate to one another in some way or the other — for instance, they may all address a common theme or problem, or a particular historic event.The materials also should speak directly to the topic that you identified for your final research essay in Week 1, and should differ from each other in form: For instance, select no more than one speech, or one essay, or one governmental document.3. For each document you select, identify whether it is a primary source or a secondary source, and evaluate its historic value, using the strategies that Rampolla outlines in chapter 2.4. Write an essay based on the African Americans in the military, using your evaluation of the sources as well as the tips that Rampolla provides in chapter 1.Research paper topic: African Americans in the military. What were their roles? What significant contributions did they make? How have they overcome discrimination and segregation set forth by the Jim Crow laws of 1877 up until the civil rights movement in the 1950s?
