Click on the following link to download instructions and a grading rubric for the HIST 1302 Signature Assignment.
The following links go to the topics and readings for the HIST 1302 Signature Assignment.
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Library Books
The following books are about immigration in the United States during the early 20th century and are located in any of the San Jac libraries. To request a book from another San Jac library, click on Request in the book's record. Please allow 2-3 business days for book delivery.
Note: A current San Jac ID is required for checking out books.
A forgetful nation : on immigration and cultural identity in the United States by 
The guarded gate : bigotry, eugenics, and the law that kept two generations of Jews, Italians, and other European immigrants out of America by 
Guarding the golden door : American immigration policy and immigrants since 1882 by 
Just like us : the American struggle to understand foreigners by 
Major problems in American immigration history : documents and essays by 
Not fit for our society : nativism and immigration by 
One mighty and irresistible tide : the epic struggle over American immigration, 1924-1965 by 
The undertow : scenes from a slow civil war by 
Unguarded gates : a history of America's immigration crisis by Websites for What Should the Nation's Immigration Policy Be?
VIDEOS: History Talks 2023
The following videos are part of a series in which San Jacinto College professors moderate discussions focusing on immigration, civil rights, or social justice.
Library Books
The following books are about civil disobedience and are located in any of the San Jac libraries. To request a book from another San Jac library, click on Request in the book's record. Please allow 2-3 business days for delivery.
Note: A current San Jac ID is required for checking out books.
Becoming Belafonte : black artist, public radical by 
Civil disobedience in America : a documentary history by 
Gospel of freedom : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the struggle that changed a nation by 
Lessons from Walden : Thoreau and the crisis of American democracy by 
Let the trumpet sound : a life of Martin Luther King, Jr. by 
The liberatory thought of Martin Luther King Jr. : critical essays on the philosopher King by Websites for Is Civil Disobedience Ever Justified as a Method of Political Change?
Media for Is Civil Disobedience Ever Justified as a Method of Political Change?
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