Research+Paper


 * Prompt:**

The United States of America has been called a "melting pot" of people from many different cultures and ethnicities. However, many groups have struggled to achieve equality in the US. One example of this is African-Americans' transformation from a people imprisoned in slavery to a people who have demanded and fought for equal citizenship in the US. The United States' promise of freedom was denied to African-Americans for many, many years. However, during the Civil Rights Movement, Civil Rights activists fought for equality among all people in the US.

Explain how Civil Rights activists helped move the United States from a country where segregation and discrimination were accepted in the eyes of the law to a country where all people are treated equally under the law. Focus on the impact that desegregation efforts and non-violent protests had on the Civil Rights Movement.


 * Remember:**
 * This paper needs to be formatted according to MLA style.
 * __//Refer back to the prompt often! It will help you write a well-thought-out paper that is focused.//__


 * Research Paper Outline:**

I. Introduction II. Body (this part must be the bulk of your paper) III. Conclusion IV. Works Cited Page
 * What are civil rights?
 * Has everyone been able to enjoy civil rights throughout the history of the US?
 * What is the Civil Rights Movement?
 * What was the goal of the Civil Rights Movement?
 * How did the Civil Rights Movement seek to achieve its goal?
 * **Segregation**
 * For each quotation that you use, make sure you include a transition as well as a parenthetical reference.
 * Also, you must explain what your quotation means and explain why the quotation's meaning is important to the Civil Rights Movement.
 * **Non-violent Protest**
 * For each quotation that you use, make sure you include a transition as well as a parenthetical reference.
 * Also, you must explain what your quotation means and explain why the quotation's meaning is important to the Civil Rights Movement.
 * Explain why the Civil Rights Movement was necessary.
 * Explain why the methods used in the Civil Rights Movement were effective.