THE RESEARCH PAPER


             This paper will be four- five pages in length and it will contain footnotes referring to primary and secondary sources.  A Works Cited page will be included.     Use the The Modern Language Association (MLA) Style in preparing this paper.

      Introduction: This section Includes:
       

      • The research question.
      •  Background  on Black migration from the South so that the reader has a context in which to place the study.
      •  A short statement of  your findings.


      Resources and Methodology : This section includes a  discussion of :

      • The secondary resources used in establishing the national pattern of  migration of African Americans in the United States.
      • How these sources provide a context for the specific research question on Black immigration into Delaware Township, Kansas?
      • Discuss the Census used to determine numbers of residents and immigration patterns.
        • What  specific areas of the census were  looked at?  Why?
        • What are some of the questions of validity and reliability raised by using this data?
        • What other primary sources might have helped in this research?


      Conclusions : This section includes a discussion of:
       

      • How the data gathered supports, does not support, or gives an incomplete answer to the research question. Include an analysis of the numbers you generated in your study.
      • What conclusion can be drawn from the data?
      • Possible future directions of study relating to this research.
      • Why such studies would be significant in answering the larger research question about African American migrations.