You may have heard of The Diary of Anne Frank,a personal journal that brought to countless readers a young Jewish girl’s experience in hiding during the Holocaust. Those who read Anne Frank’s account learn the reality of genocide in a manner that brings to life the historical event.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, several organizations promoted journaling to encourage documentation of the experience of everyday life during a major historical event. Perhaps you or someone you know has kept a journal at some point. In this course, you will use an online journal to capture your ideas about social movements and history.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
By Day 7
Write at least five substantial paragraphs (300-500 words) in response to the following:
- Select an individual you learned about in this week’s resources—someone who served as a leader in the civil rights movement. Explain why you believe they were an effective or ineffective leader.
- Describe one specific issue from within the civil rights movement (e.g., equal pay, access to transportation, access to education).
- Within the specific issue that you have chosen, describe what role violence played. Explain whether the violence was justified.
- Describe an example of a change that occurred with your chosen issue as a result of the civil rights movement.
Include at least three relevant quotes from this week’s resources that support your ideas. Place the quote inside quotation marks [“]. After the quote, include the chapter and page number where you found the quote within parentheses.
Click the document below for more guidance on writing the Journal Assignment.
Document: Academic Integrity Resources (PDF)Download Academic Integrity Resources (PDF)
Document: Additional Journal Guidance (PDF)Note: We will be using the same textbook throughout the course. The link will take you to the front cover of the text every time. You will have to navigate to the relevant sections using the section titles and page numbers listed for guidance. You are encouraged to read beyond the assigned pages if you have the interest and the time.
- Ness, I. (Ed.). (2015). Civil rights movement. In Encyclopedia of American social movementsLinks to an external site. (1st ed.). Routledge. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/waldenu/read...
- Civil Rights Movement, 1930–1953 (pp. 158–172)
- Civil Rights Movement, 1954–1970 (pp. 173–201)
- Civil Rights Movement, 1970–1990 (pp. 212–221)
- Civil Rights Movement, 1990–2000 (pp. 241–250)
- Civil Rights Movement, Twenty-First Century (pp. 251–258)
- Zwerman, G., & Schwartz, M. (2021, March 16). How ‘good’ social movements can triumph over ‘bad’ onesLinks to an external site.. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-lsq...
- Document: Academic Integrity Resources (PDF)Download Academic Integrity Resources (PDF)
- Document: Additional Journal Guidance (PDF)