African American Women Leaders between World War II and the Present

Write an essay and submit it no later than Sunday, 11:55 p.m. ET. Two responses to a minimum of two classmates is due no later than Sunday, 11:55 p.m ET.

African American women are usually not recognized as leaders. Of course, we must define what a leader is. We want to bring these women back into history. Choose one African American female leader. It is first come, first serve for this essay. This discussion is for between the end of World War II and the present. You are to use the library or the course bibliography. However, for this discussion, you may also search online, but if you do, you must use credible sources only (Wikipedia, About.com, blogs etc are not credible sources, for example). The following links can help you determine which sources are credible or non-credible during your research: Getting Started With Research, Why I Shouldn’t Use Wikipedia and Identifying your Resources.
Remember that this is a formal essay and you need an introduction with a thesis statement, body, and conclusion. Because students must respond, please submit your essay as soon as possible.

Pick wisely!!!..You cannot repeat a person already covered by another student in the initial post or follow up essay. Points will be taken off for repeating material already covered and you must label your discussion heading with the key figures name or group’s name.

***You can label your heading prior to writing your essay- go back after you label your post and edit it to add the information. This way you can claim the person before someone else does.