Soc 206
Assignment:
Read “Fear of a Black President” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Here is the link: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/09/fear-of-a-black-president/309064/
Answer the following questions:
Summarize the arguments made in the essay.
Assess the claims made by Coates. Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?
Grading rubric:
1. provides a summary of the article
2. provides an assessment of the article
3. demonstrates critical thinking
4. it is well written
5. it is at at least two pages, double-spaced (at least 600 words)