Explain history of discrimination against african americans

Reference no: EM131074728

African American Assessment Standards

Explain the history of discrimination against African Americans and the efforts to eliminate prejudice and discrimination in the United States. Include specific facts and examples.

**Read Martin Luther King's speech "I Have a Dream."

Write a summary of the meaning of the speech using inferences.

**Research current African American facts and statistics.

Write 6-10 facts or statistics you found interesting. These facts should prove or disprove Martin Luther King's idea of the "promised land."

2014 - There were 45.7 million African Americans (14.3% of the population)

*List websites used beyond the provided sites.

"25 Things Everyone Needs to Know About the Lives of Black People in America"

https://www.alternet.org/books/25-statistics-paint-picture-black-america

"Interesting Facts About the African American Population"

https://blackdemographics.com/

"The Top 10 Most Startling Facts About People of Color and Criminal Justice in the United States"

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/03/13/11351/the-top-10-most-startling-facts-about-people-of-color-and-criminal-justice-in-the-united-states/

NAACP - "Education Fact Sheet, Health Care Fact Sheet, and Criminal Justice Fact Sheet"

https://www.naacp.org/page/-/education%20documents/AfricanAmericansAndEducation.pdf

https://www.naacp.org/pages/health-care-fact-sheet

https://www.naacp.org/pages/criminal-justice-fact-sheet

Feeding America "African American Hunger Fact Sheet"

https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hunger/african-american-hunger/african-american-hunger-fact-sheet.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/

"5 disturbing Stats on Black-White Inequality"

https://money.cnn.com/2014/08/21/news/economy/black-white-inequality/

Reference no: EM131074728

Questions Cloud

Demonstrate how to give constructive feedback : Constructive feedback is information-specific, issue-focused, and based on observations. For this essay, you are asked to prepare a conversation between a health unit coordinator and an employee that they oversee which demonstrates constructive fe..

Calculate the total cost of the shares : (a) Calculate the total cost of the shares including commission. Give your answer in pounds. After 5 years, the shares are sold for 912 pence. (b) Calculate the income from the sale, before commission.

How was the us significantly changed as a result of wwii : Wrirte a three paragrapsh on How was the US significantly changed as a result of WWII?

Confidence interval for a sample proportion : (a) Explain what is meant by a 90% confidence interval for a sample proportion. (b) Test whether there is a difference in the proportion of customers satisfied or very satisfied with the service provided at the two call centers.

Explain history of discrimination against african americans : Explain the history of discrimination against African Americans and the efforts to eliminate prejudice and discrimination in the United States. Include specific facts and examples.

What is meant by the social construction of race : What is meant by the social construction of race? Take a look at the this video link: Kiri Davis: A Girl Like Me. Is your race more a matter of how you view yourself or of how others view you? In what ways is how you view yourself influenced by ou..

Economy innovations and improvements : In today's economy innovations and improvements in technology play a key role in firms to stay competitive in the global economy. Explain and discuss how the technology affects the cost of production

In order to expedite product development : In order to expedite product development, 24 electronic parts, which are designed to operate at field temperature up to 40oC have been subjected to accelerated testing.

How much work does the train do against friction with track : How much work does the train do against friction with the track?

User Account

All Pages