Part B Essay
Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Use evidence from at least four documents in the body of the essay. Support your response with
relevant facts, examples, and details. Include additional outside information.
Historical Context:
Since 1900, African Americans and women have had difficulty achieving their civil
rights. The government, groups, and individuals have taken actions to help African
Americans and women achieve their civil rights.
Task: Using information from the documents and your knowledge of United States history,
write an essay in which you:
• Discuss problems experienced by African Americans and problems
experienced by women in achieving their civil rights since 1900
• For each problem, describe one action taken by the government, a
group, or an individual in an attempt to help African Americans and
women achieve their civil rights
Guidelines:
In your essay, be sure to:
• Address all aspects of the Task by accurately analyzing and interpreting at least four
documents
• Incorporate information from the documents in the body of the essay
• Incorporate relevant outside information
• Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details
• Use a logical and clear plan of organization
• Introduce the theme by establishing a framework that is beyond a simple restatement
of the Task or Historical Context and conclude with a summation of the theme