***PLEASE NOTE: Writer needs to use the book “Manchild in the Promised Land” by Claude Brown (not provided) **You also need to incorporate and reference the supporting documents listed below. A PDF of these documents has been uploaded. In Manchild in the Promised Land, Claude Brown presents a fictionalized version of his experiences growing up in Harlem during the post-World War II era. Numerous themes are addressed in the novel, including poverty, racism, crime and Black liberation. How does Brown’s description and analysis correspond with the concerns raised by some of the commentators you have encountered in the Documents Set? In general, whose ideas do you believe Brown would find to be most compatible with his own – and why? Do the policies outlined in the 1964 Civil Rights Act address any of the problems that Brown deals with in Manchild? Alternatively, does the novel have more to say about the origins of “Black Power” than it does about “civil rights”? Be sure to incorporate specific examples from the readings – both the novel and documents – into your paper, and to refer to relevant sections of the textbook when appropriate. Pay particular attention to the following documents: 28-2 Brown v Board of Education 1954 28-4 Julian Bond “Sit-ins and the Origins of SNCC,” 1960 28-5 Martin Luther King, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” 1963 28-6 Fannie Lou Hamer “Voting Rights in Mississippi” 1962 – 1964 28-7 Letters from Mississippi Freedom Sumer 1964 28-9 Michael Harrington “The Other America” 1962 28-10 Stokely Carmichael, “Black Power” 1966 Good papers will have a clear introduction, including a thesis statement, will be logically organized, and will be based on evidence found within the sources. Good papers also will be clearly written. Please consult the “General Comments and Suggestions for Writing Papers,” which is located on the Syracuse course website [http://classes.maxwell.syr.edu/hst102mst/writing.htm]. I am more interested in reading your words in this assignment than those of the authors I have read already. This paper is to be 5 – 6 doubles spaced pages in length, with a font no bigger than size 12, and is due at the beginning of class on Friday 5/8. Short parenthetical citations are acceptable, but remember that they must be used for concepts and ideas, and not just for quotes.
