{"id":17412,"date":"2023-04-26T19:51:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T19:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/fighting-on-two-fronts-african-americans-and-the-vietnam-war-book-analysis-6-page-paper\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T19:51:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T19:51:42","slug":"fighting-on-two-fronts-african-americans-and-the-vietnam-war-book-analysis-6-page-paper","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/fighting-on-two-fronts-african-americans-and-the-vietnam-war-book-analysis-6-page-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting on Two Fronts: African Americans and the Vietnam War Book Analysis (6-page paper)"},"content":{"rendered":"

For this assignment, you’ll be reading the book Fighting on Two Fronts: African Americans and the Vietnam War by James E. Westheider and writing a paper addressing the prompts below. This paper will be a digital submission. Please use a word processing application (like Microsoft Word or Apple Pages) so that you can abide to the following guidelines:<\/p>\n

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This paper will be at least 1500 words long\n<\/div>\n
– Typed\n<\/div>\n
– Double Spaced\n<\/div>\n
– 12 point Times New Roman Font\n<\/div>\n
– Must end with at least 1 line on page 6.\n<\/div>\n
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Structure:\n<\/div>\n
In your first paragraph, please summarize the the book as an introduction.\n<\/div>\n
In the following paragraphs, please address these prompts\/ideas:\n<\/div>\n
– What were the historical reasons that African Americans were originally optimistic about military service in Vietnam?\n<\/div>\n
– How did African Americans become over-represented on the war front and in the casualty counts, and why did those numbers wane over time?\n<\/div>\n
– What were the (sometimes) subtle and (sometimes) overt types of racism faced by African Americans in the military during the Vietnam War?\n<\/div>\n
In your last paragraph, summarize your responses as a conclusion.\n<\/div>\n
Please use examples from the book to back up your analysis.<\/span><\/div>\n
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– Provide citations to back up your examples using parenthetical citations, for example (Author, Title, Page #), so it should look like this: (Westheider, Fighting on Two Fronts, 27).\n<\/div>\n
– Do not use excessive direct quotations.\n<\/div>\n
– Quotations may not exceed three lines. Instead, where possible, use your own words and provide a citation.\n<\/div>\n
– Please capitalize the word “Black” when you use it and please use it as an adjective, not a noun. For example, Black soldiers, Black men and women, Black communities. You are also welcome to use African American.<\/div>\n
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