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HIS 100 Project Template(1)HIS 100 Project Template Use this template to address the steps in your Project Guidelines and Rubric. Replace the bracketed text with your responses. Ensure that you have considered your instructor’s feedback when revising your work. Proofread the entire document before submitting. Part 1: Creating a Research Question 1. Describe how your assumptions, beliefs, and values influenced your choice of topic.  My assumptions, beliefs and values influenced my choice of topic because I had no previous knowledge of the Tulsa Massacre, therefore when I did some digging on it online, I knew it was the topic I wanted to investigate. I chose the Tulsa Massacre because I come from a family that can be sometimes racist and I am the complete opposite. I believe we are one, equal. 2. Discuss the significance of your historical research question in relation to your current event.  By asking “What were the causes and consequences of the Tulsa massacre in 1921?” we can understand how racism and hate can bring humans to act in a despicable manner. This helps us understand how to this day we are still having horrifying racist events happen all over the world. 3. Explain how you used sources to finalize your research question.  I utilized the information I gathered to refine my research topic by doing an investigation into the event that led to the massacre. To write my final summary for my research topic, I combined all the material. Although each of my major sources had its own story and focus, they were all engaging and useful. I used the primary sources to find the most pertinent information from all of them. I used secondary sources in making the connection between my research issue and my current happenings. After reading the articles, I focused on key words, phrases, and thoughts to have a more neutral understanding. Part 2: Building Context to Address Questions 1. Describe the context of your historical event that influenced your current event. 2. The Tulsa Massacre was a race riot that was started by white people who believed that a 1

3. black man assaulted a white woman. The incident between the white woman Sarah Page and 4. young black man Dick Rowland, added fuel to the fire of hate that the white Tulsans already had 5. for the black Tulsans in the Greenville District of Tulsa. 6. The Tulsa Massacre was a race riot that 2

was started by white people who believed that a 7. black man assaulted a white woman. The incident between the white woman Sarah Page and 8. young black man Dick Rowland, added fuel to the fire of hate that the white Tulsans already had 3

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