Topic: Perception of the black community in America 

• Question of Fact: throughout American history, the black community has been subject to a negative perception from the white community in America ( This essay will focus on the historic perception of the Black community using real historic events, and facts)
  
  
  
  

• Question of Definition: By definition, racism shouldn’t exist America  (This essay will focus on the confines of the constitution and Declaration of Independence under which it states that “…all men are created equal…” and endowed with certain “unalienable rights” and how this failed to be true for African Americans, I will bring evidence from supreme court cases such as the Dredd Scott case ruling that African Americans would not be considered citizens, and the Plessy vs Furgeson case ruling the infamous “separate but equal”)

• Question of Cause: Racism in America originated from the forceful of millions from Africa brought to the United States, also known as the  Atlantic slave trade (In this essay I will conduct research on the journey of slaves being brought to America and the social implications that were created systemically in society)
  
  
  
  

• Question of Value: The contribution African Americans have made towards American societal advancement (This essay would focus on the myriad of inventions African Americans have come up with throughout American history and the lack of credit given)
  
  
  
  

• Question of Policy: Should reparations be considered (This essay would focus on the idea of America paying slavery reparations and what that would entail)