Task: Prepare a 1,000-word assignment comparing developments at institutions citing at least three readings
assigned to the class. Search through the newspapers archives of each institution and/or the Chronicling America
database (links and instructions below) and identify one article from three of the databases listed (i.e. three
articles in total) which speaks of (dis)enfranchisement, voting, and/or democracy following the instructions
below. Citing works read for class, indicate three themes that emerge from the articles in relation to democracy in
America, citing similarities and differences. Submit your essay and the research reports through the course’s
Brightspace site.
You can find links to newspapers of our institutions here:
Bard College: https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/bard_observer/
North Carolina A&T https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister/
PVAMU https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pv-panther-newspapers/
Chronicling America (Library of Congress): https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/#tab=tab_advanced_search
Instructions:
Search each database by entering a term or phrase related to the topic. Examining the results, identify and note
down the article title, newspaper name, date and page number for one article that speaks to the struggle for voting
rights