To what extent has the civil rights movement, between 1950 and 1970, contributed to a racially just and equal society in the United States?
Using your information, either from notes or spoken in class, as well as from at least 3 of the sources that appear in this document, construct an essay that responds to the debatable answer. References to the current situation in the US should also appear.
Essay plan:
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC AND REFERENCE TO THE QUESTION.
2. ARGUMENT 1
3. ARGUMENT 2
4. ARGUMENT 3
5. CONCLUSION
Word limit: At least 500 words and no more than 1000 words
The arguments may be on the side in which we have positioned ourselves in its entirety, or they may be combined giving more weight to those who reinforce our thesis. Remember that in the introduction it is a good idea to move the centre of the topic from global or general aspects to our particular case, and to work in the opposite way in the conclusion, from specific aspects to global or general concepts.
