

how has the racial history of the United States shaped racial relations in society today?
Having considered the question, write an essay 700-800 words that (make sure that it is double spaced, its easier to read):
Makes a specific argument that can be supported with the specific historical evidence of these two primary documents, as well as lecture notes and the textbook assigned to your class;
Analyzes the historical significance of these two primary documents; and connect them with issues facing our country today.
Analyzes the nature of the race in the past and today.
Is written in standard English, with all sources and quotes properly cited using MLA format;
Is written in your own words, not copied and pasted from other sources or web sites; any document above 10% will receive a zero; your document must be 100% in your own words
Your essay must be in a Microsoft Word document (.docx) or PDF format (any other format will result in a zero)
You must only use the resources available to you: lecture, textbook, the two primary source documents
You must use the document to back up any arguments that you make in the essay
Any “I statements” such as I think or I believe, will result in 30 points per “I statement” used.
You must have a Work Cited Page
Plagiarism checker will be turned on and any essay caught to have plagiarized this assignment, will result in an automatic F for the course. This is a major assignment and will be graded as such. You need to make sure you write in standard paragraph format which means each paragraph used should have five to ten sentences. You must have an introduction (with a thesis statement) and a conclusion, the number of body paragraphs is your choice.