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| Consider various minority groups' resistance strategies since Reconstruction and argue what you think defines the "Civil Rights Movement". When did it begin and when did it end? How did its objectives change over time? WHat were some of the limitations of the Civil Rights Movement? |
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| How have attitudes (or ideas) about race contradicted the rights of citizenship in United States history? |
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| What forces have created the idea of race over time? How has the idea of race changed over time? |
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| Many historians regard war as among the most important sources of social change in American society. Do you agree? How have various racial groups used wars to advance their claims to citizenship rights and full equality? |
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| History fight! Many historians characterize the history of the United States as one of "consensus". They argue that Americans have generally agreed on a common set of goals and values that has allowed freedom to expand for all peoples. Other historians say that "conflict" characterizes the history of the United States. They argue that different Americans have held conflicting goals and values that have allowed progress to occur as a result of the conflict between these groups. What is your analysis? Is U.S. history one of consensus or conflict? |
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| Compare the experiences of different racial groups in the United States. What was their relationship to citizenship rights? What access did they have to wealth and capital? What was their relationship to one another, one of conflict or shared interest? |
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| What roles have state and federal governments played in shaping the history of race in the United States? |
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