The essay should be between 5-6 double-spaced, typed pages, with no more than 12-point,
Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and no fancy lettering or designs to take up space. I will take care of the cover page, you don’t need to include one. It needs an introduction and conclusion, a clear thesis statement taking a particular side, and clear and well-developed argument paragraphs.
The essay should respond to the question, “Is capitalism inherently racist? Why or why not” based on the course readings, which are:
https://jacobin.com/2016/10/adolph-reed-blm-racism-capitalism-labor
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/robin-d-g-kelley-introduction-race-capitalism-justice/
Attached is our textbook chapter on capitalism, it isn’t one of the readings about capitalism being racist or not racist, but can be used to provide and reference background info on capitalism if needed.
Sources other than those provided should be used minimally. The grading rubric is also attached. Please use the Chicago Author-Date system for citations.