Statement Topic
The Impact of African American Migration to Northern Cities: Challenging and Reinforcing Racial Segregation and Discrimination in the Early 20th Century.
Research Question
Did the influx of African American migrants into cities like Detroit challenge the existing racial boundaries in neighborhoods or did it lead to a new kind of segregation, such as redlining and restrictive covenants?
Thesis
The influx of African American migrants into Detroit during the mid-20th century did not challenge the existing racial boundaries in the city’s neighborhoods; instead, it led to the reinforcement of new forms of segregation, particularly through discriminatory practices such as redlining and restrictive covenants, which institutionalized racial inequality in housing, employment, and social opportunities.
This is a polished paper that you are submitting as a major portion of your grade. It should be well edited and not contain clerical errors nor proofreading blunders. The final paper should also display a professional appearance involving a clean final presentation and good usage of computer applications. I do not expect anything “fancy” and even graphs and images are not mandatory; however, you should have a general grasp of Microsoft word (or comparable program).
The research paper should be a minimum of 3750 words (15 double-spaced pages) not including any title page or bibliography/works cited. The research papers should many reference citations (from multiple sources) and a bibliography. A successful paper should have at least seven secondary sources (books and journals) and at least three primary sources (artifacts, magazines, letters and special collection materials). While either footnotes or endnotes are acceptable for the reference citations, all sources, as well as the corresponding bibliography, must conform to Turabian’s Manual for Writers of Term Papers style for notes and references.
NOTE: BE CAREFUL WITH THE INTERNET! Internet sources (web sites) should be rarely used, if ever. Exceptions are scholarly websites and documents available through the Online Library (Wikipedia is not considered a valid academic source).
