CRITICAL ESSAY QUESTION #2 HST 106 – Spring 2021 Dr. Fain CRITICAL ESSAY QUESTION #3 FRANK LAMBERT’S THE BATTLE OF OLE MISS As you address the following questions, carefully consider Frank Lambert’s...

Based on the book "The Battle of Ole Miss" by Frank Lambert.The prompt is "What were the most important consequences, intended and unintended, of James Meredith's desegregation of Ole Miss. Think in terms of its impact on the state of Mississippi, on race relations, and on the movement for African American civil rights.


CRITICAL ESSAY QUESTION #2 HST 106 – Spring 2021 Dr. Fain CRITICAL ESSAY QUESTION #3 FRANK LAMBERT’S THE BATTLE OF OLE MISS As you address the following questions, carefully consider Frank Lambert’s book The Battle of Ole Miss: Civil Rights v. States’ Rights and pages 891-897; 931-946 of Schaller, et. al., American Horizons: What were the most important consequences, intended and unintended, of James Meredith’s desegregation of Ole Miss. Think in terms of its impact on the state of Mississippi, on race relations, and on the movement for African American civil rights. In order to receive a passing grade your essay must: 1) be critical and analytical, not merely a summary of the book 2) articulate a thesis which serves as the organizing principle of the response 3) cite specific evidence from Lambert and Schaller, et. al. in support of your arguments (Note: no formal footnotes are necessary; page references will suffice) 4) contain a clearly defined introduction, body and conclusion. The introduction should spell out your thesis, the body should develop your argument(s), and the conclusion should recapitulate your main point 5) avoid vagueness and generalization in its arguments (Be clear and precise in your writing) 6) pay close attention to paragraphing and contain succinct topic sentences 7) use active verbs and avoid the passive voice 8) be consistent in the use of verb tenses 9) contain no mistakes in spelling or grammar (Note: please use the spell check function on your computer! There are no excuses for spelling or grammatical errors in college level work) 10) avoid personal expressions such as “In my opinion…” or “I believe that…” 11) never refer to this work of non-fiction as a novel! **Formatting: All papers must be 500-600 words in length. They must be double-spaced and written in 12-point Times New Roman font. Margins must be one inch top and bottom and no wider than 1.25 inches left and right. This paper is to be submitted by noon on Friday, April 2. Late papers will be penalized half a letter grade for each day they are late.