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This is your overall booklet that will explain each element of your coursework - it is vital!
The basics
4500 words
How Significant is the US Presidents in advancing African American equality in the years 1865 - 1965
worth about 30% of overall grade
Marked by AQA but teacher feedback allowed to enable you to complete drafts
Needs 3 primary sources (must be 2 different types)
Needs 2 Historian opinions - one should agree with your argument one should disagree
Your argument should be clear in the intro
3 sections to support your argument (some balance in each section too)
You must mention each decade from 1865 - 1965
Suggested structure
intro with argument
first historian interpretation
second historian interpretation
(in the sections below you will be expected to include 3x primary sources)
Argument 1 with balance
Argument 2 with balance
Argument 3 with balance
Check back over your work at this point - have you included something from each decade? even if it is just a sentence?!
Conclusion
Watch this video to explain each section of your coursework
NEA explainer video.webmSecondary sources - opinion that support the idea Presidents helped civil rights
Copy of interpretation 3 on presidents.pdfCopy of interpretation on presidents.pdfCopy of interpretation 2 on presidents.pdf
This one is just an image of the argument so zoom in to read
Secondary sources - opinions that suggest Presidents did not help civil rights / something or someone else helped more
Copy of interpretation4 presidents.pdfCopy of Presidents are not helpful for civil rights.pdfreview of interpretation.pdfThemes / arguments to make up the main body of your NEA
Copy of colour code presidents.docxCopy of How much power does the US President have to protect black Americans.docxintro and supreme court
Was the Supreme Court more important than the US President.docxCopy of Theme 3 Distractions.pptx2. Presidents are too distracted to tackle Civil Rights
Copy of Theme 2 Media Spotlight.pptx3. Presidents shine a media spotlight on Civil Rights
Copy of Theme 1 Legislation.docx4. Presidents have passed the legislation
Copy of legislation section example.docx
Copy of John LewisCopy of A. Philip RandolphCopy of Booker T WashingtonHistorian Summary Sheets
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