Newspaper Article Assignment (Comparison)

I’m trying to study for my Political Science course and I need some help to understand this question.

I ALREADY HAVE ALL THE SOURCES AND THE TOPIC.

For this assignment, you must find a recent (within the last year) news article (from a credible source – email me if you are unsure of a source) about a current event and write a paper about how the article relates to an event or era discussed in this class. This is not an informative paper, but rather you must use critical thinking to discuss how the current event is related to the history we’ve discussed and how it differs. Compare and contrast the present with the past using course readings, lectures, and outside sources (if necessary) to supplement your paper. Any supplemental sources should not be the main focus of your paper; your analysis of the newspaper article chosen is, and it should be obvious which is your main article.

Solution:

The news article I have chosen is from The New York Times, titled “White Supremacist Group Activity Surges Under Trump, Analysis Finds.” The article discusses a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, which found that white supremacist group activity has surged under the Trump administration, with a 182% increase in far-right extremist murders in the United States between 2016 and 2020.

This article relates to the era of Reconstruction and the rise of white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan in the late 19th century. After the Civil War and the abolition of slavery, African Americans in the South faced violent resistance from white supremacist groups as they attempted to assert their rights and freedoms. The Ku Klux Klan, in particular, targeted African Americans and used violence and intimidation to maintain white supremacy and prevent African Americans from voting and participating in political and social life………..