Genealogy.com
Welcome
New? Start Here
Genealogy How-To
 Getting Started
 Getting Organized
 Developing Your Research Skills
 Sharing Your Family's Story
 Reference Guide
 Biography Assistant
Free Genealogy Classes
 Beginning Genealogy
 Internet Genealogy
 Tracing Immigrant Origins
Search

Family Finder
First Name:
Middle:
Last:
 

Discrimination & Issues of Race

Below is a list of Writing Ideas to help you with your biography. See our instructions if you need help printing these Writing Ideas or finding Writing Ideas related to other Topics.

  1. Was she ever discriminated against? Describe the situation. What was the issue behind it? Race, gender, religion, age?

  2. How did the situation make her feel? Was she angry, hurt, or discouraged? Did she feel violated?

  3. What actions, if any, did she take in regards to the discrimination? Did she lash out physically, file a lawsuit, stage a protest, or try to educate those around her? What were the results of her actions?

  4. Was this type of discrimination prevalent in her society? How did it affect her lifestyle? Was it hard for her to do things such as find a job, go out in public, practice her religion, or make friends?

  5. What changes did she see in her lifetime regarding the problem of discrimination? Did she see any major improvements? Were they encouraging? What were the milestones?

  6. Did a certain kind of discrimination increase during her lifetime? What was the situation? What was her reaction to this?

  7. Did she ever discriminate against anyone? What was the reason? Was it on purpose, or did she not realize what she was doing at the time? Was it against a certain race, religion, or age? How did the situation come about?

[ Continue with This Topic | Next Topic/List of Topics ]

Home | Help | About Us | Site Index | Terms of Service | PRIVACY | Affiliate
© Copyright 1996-2007, The Generations Network.