social movement that has had an impact on American society

Your course project will focus on a particular social movement that has had an impact on American society. Examples of potential topics include the Abolitionist (Anti-Slavery) Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Rights Movement, the Environmental Movement, and the Anti-Apartheid Movement.

This week you will submit the proposal for your course project. It should include the following components:

1. Description of the social movement you have chosen, why you have chosen it, what you already know about it, and what you hope to learn through your research.
2. One-page, double spaced.
3. Title page that includes the working title for your project.
4. Reference list with at least three scholarly sources about your topic. These scholarly sources should be articles or books obtained from the Rasmussen Library databases.

Be sure that the components to your paper are properly formatted in APA. You can find resources on APA formatting here.

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The Civil Rights Movement was a movement that struggled for social justice with its main aim being to ensure that African Americans are able to gain equal rights and freedoms under the United States’ law (Field, 2015). The movement was started in the early years with its main aim being to abolish the negative effects that black people…

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