History Discussion (A Single American Nation)

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Read Chapter 12 in the textbook, The Other ‘Subsidized Housing,’ and watch the video, The House We L


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Article

  • Hanchett, T. W. (2001). The other ‘subsidized housing’. Journal of Housing & Community Development, 58(1), 18. Retrieved from the http://www.nahro.org/housing-journal
    • A scholarly article that examines federal housing policy and regulations since World War II and resulting impact on society. This is scholarly secondary source that is acceptable for use in the Final Project. This article can be found in the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.

Multimedia

  • Hannigan, B., Hawksworth, R, & Spencer, S. (Producers). (2009). The post-war years [Series episode]. In R. Hawksworth (Executive producer), America in the 20th century. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=47585&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=
    • A video that looks at the social, political, and economic changes that occurred during the post-World War II years.
  • Smith, L. M. (Producer, Director, & Writer). (2003). The house we live in[Series episode]. In L. Adelman (Executive producer), Race: The power of an illusion. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=49736&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=
    • A video that examines the concept of race and the ways that the understanding of racial categories has over time as well as the ways that those understandings of race have affected specific groups and society.

Recommended Resources

Article

  • Gutiérrez, J. A. (2011). The Chicano movement: Paths to power. Social Studies, 102(1), 25-32. doi:10.1080/00377996.2011.533043
    • A scholarly article that provides a short explanation of the major events of the Chicano movement. This is a scholarly secondary source that is acceptable for use in the Final Project. This article can be found in the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.

Reading

  • May, E. (2008). War and peace: Fanning the home fires. In Homeward bound: American families in the Cold War era (pp. 58-88). Retrieved from the ebrary database.
    • A chapter from a scholarly book that examines the situation of many American women and families in the early Cold War with information on how the Cold War affected United States society. This is a scholarly secondary source that is acceptable for use in the Final Project.

Multimedia

  • Bernard, S. C. (Writer). (2000). A struggle for educational equality: 1950-1980 [Series episode]. In School: The story of American public education. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=11764&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=
    • A video that looks that challenges for African Americans, women, Hispanic Americans, and the disabled as they pursued educational opportunities.
  • Coontz, S. [UChannel]. (2010, Sept. 29). The way we never were: American families and the nostalgia trap [Video]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/MIeAnU7_7TA
    • A recorded lecture given by a well-known and respected historian of United States families that examines the realities in opposition to common perceptions of the “traditional” family and some results of the social changes in the years after World War II.
  • Hannigan, B., Hawksworth, R., & Spencer, S. (Producers & Writers). (2009). Cold war [Series episode]. In R. Hawksworth (Executive producer), America in the 20th century. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=47587&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=
    • A video that focuses mainly on the foreign policy issues of the Cold War.
  • Pearson Education. (2010, January 1). Civil rights in America [Activity]. Retrieved from http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/shared_hss_assets/political_science/polisim_3/burnstimeline1.html
    • An interactive time line that provides a visual representation of the important events in the struggles for equality of African Americans, Native Americans, and Latino Americans from 1775 to 2000.
  • Valdés, M. J., (Producer) & Sandoval, C. (Writer). (2009). A class apart [Video file]. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=40874&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=
    • A video that discusses the discrimination and segregation faced by the Hispanic community in the United States, especially in realm of education.


Reflect: As you read the text, notice the importance of World War II in fueling the drive for equality among different groups in the years after the war. Having proved themselves in the service of the nation, both at home and on the battlefield, many groups entered the postwar years more dissatisfied than ever with the discrimination they faced. Reflect on the goals and achievements of the African American Civil Rights Movement. Think about how the African American Civil Rights Movement was similar to and different from the other movements for equality during the 1960s and 1970s.

Write: Based on information from your textbook, the required article, and the video, address the following points:

  • Provide two specific examples of federal laws or Supreme Court rulings that were victories for the equality movements of the 1960s and 1970s and explain how they have contributed to spreading opportunity to a specific group of Americans.
  • Provide at least one specific example of continuing inequality and discuss how history can explain why it still exists.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Your references and citations must be formatted according to APA style