Writing Prompt Consider the following excerpt from Peniel Joseph, author of Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour:
A Narrative History of Black Power in America: “Black Power…transformed America’s racial, social, and political landscape…[it] a This is an open-note, open book exam. Compose your answers first in a Microsoft Word or Pages file, then upload the file to Canvas. Use double-spacing, 12 pt, Times New Roman, and default margins. Your essay should run about 5-6 pages. You must use specific details and your own words. No quotes. Do not use the Writing Center, tutors, friends, other students, or online materials to help you write your answers. 100 total points. Writing Prompt Consider the following excerpt from Peniel Joseph, author of Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America: “Black Power…transformed America’s racial, social, and political landscape…[it] accelerated America’s reckoning with its own uncomfortable, often ugly racial past, and in the process spurred a debate over racial progress, citizenship, and democracy that would scandalize as much as it would change the nation” (xiv). Drawing upon Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour, The Black Panthers: Portraits from an Unfinished Revolution, Eyes on the Prize documents, and The Black Power Mixtape, evaluate Joseph’s argument about how we should understand the history and legacy of the Black Power movement. How did Black Power change the nation? The strongest papers will: Make arguments that are supported by specific and multiple pieces of evidence Address the topics and readings (including assigned primary sources) since October 17 Show evidence of historical accuracy Be clearly written