: The student will produce an original research essay on the comparison and contrast in the tactics and philosophies of activists Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. MINIMUM REQUIREMENT: A research paper of 3-4 double-spaced (12 pt. font– Calibri, Times Roman, Arial, or similar professional font) pages is required. All information must be cited in the form of endnotes or footnotes. Papers need to be given to the professor (regular class) and uploaded through the corresponding Blackboard/SAFEASSIGN® link (regular/online). SAFEASSIGN® is a plagiarism software tool; papers will be assessed for their authenticity. The papers will not be returned; the student will receive a completed rubric with a graded value and evaluation. STYLE MANUAL (ON RESERVE AT THE LIBRARY; ALSO AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORM BY LINK ON BLACKBOARD): Please refer to Mary Lynn Rampolla’s A Pocket Guide to Writing in History (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2018) and/or Kate L. Turabian’s, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7 th edition (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2007) for clarification on the proper citation form. REQUIRED MINIMUM SOURCES: In addition to the sources listed below, students are to utilize 2 books and 3 scholarly journal articles that inform their research. Internet sources/sites are not acceptable sources for this project unless specifically noted by the professor for inclusion. 2 The student may use electronic resources available at the library (e.g.: online journals, etc.). • REQUIRED BOOKS (ON RESERVE IN THE LIBRARY—SEE COURSE RESERVES CATALOG): • The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Clayborne Carson & Martin Luther King, Jr.); or • Martin Luther King, Jr. (V.P. Franklin); and • The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Alex Haley & Malcolm X) • AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS (ON RESERVE IN THE LIBRARY & AVAILABLE ON BLACKBOARD): • Citizen King; or Biography®: Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Man and the Dream • Malcolm X: Make it Plain • REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (ON RESERVE IN THE LIBRARY & AVAILABLE ON BLACKBOARD): • “Integration Is a False Goal for Blacks” (Malcolm X); • “Nonviolent Resistance Should Remain a Civil Rights Principle,” (MLK and Horace Julian Bond); • “Liberation by Any Means Necessary” (Malcolm X); • “Blacks Should Strive to Be Part of the American Dream” (MLK); and • “Blacks Can Never Be Part of the American Dream” (Malcolm X); • REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (IN CONSTANT STRUGGLE BOOK): • “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” (MLK); and • “King as Disturber of the Peace,” (Vincent G. Harding) TYPING GUIDELINES: The final paper must be typed. Handwritten papers will not be accepted. Papers must be submitted through the requisite Blackboard assignment drop box. • The paper should include a “Title” page that contains the title of the paper, your name, student id number, date, course name and number, and the professor’s name. The “Title” page is not counted as one of the text pages. • All margins are 1" left and right, top and bottom. • Page numbers should be included. Do not number the first page, but number all successive pages. • The paper should be double spaced and be from 3-4 pages in length. Please use either Calibri, Times Roman, Arial, or similar professional font (12 pt. is required). • Tab (indent five spaces) at the beginning of each paragraph. • Press the space bar twice after each period and once after each comma (old school method before computers and word processing software, but I still do it). • Include a “Bibliography” page. Entries should be in alphabetical order. The first line of each entry begins at the left margin. Indent successive lines of the same entry five spaces. Entries are single spaced. Double space between entries. The “Bibliography”