Natural and Civil Rights and the lack of both
HOW HAS YOUR THEME EVOLVED THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY?
Limit your paper’s time frame from about 1877 (give or take 10 years) to about 1930 (give or take 10 years).
Introduce your topic
Why are you choosing it?
Why is it important to history?
It is meaningful for these reasons
Explore the theme historically, especially using your sources
What do your chosen documents say?
What do your chosen sources say?
This is where you thread it throughout history
Conclude your topic
Explore its impact today (you can bring personal experience and insights into this section)
HOW HAS YOUR THEME EVOLVED THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY?
