The French Revolution or American Civil rights?

hello! i have two options in my history coursework and its either the french revolution or American civil rights, I'm not sure which one to pick but i'm more on the verge of picking the french revolution because i don't enjoy modern history as much as other types of history, the only con is there is not enough first accounts or solid evidence in some cases, if you have done either of these or know a fair bit about both subjects which one would you choose and which one do you think will be easier and get me full marks (i am focusing more effort into my actual exams because i am stronger there than the coursework so i want something that will get me high marks and wont be over complicated also any books or recommendations to authors as i have to site everything i read.) Thank youu! :smile:

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A.bagel123

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Personally I would do American Civil Rights. As someone whose started finding NEA resources I have found it so much easier to find research on the more modern half of the time period and it only goes back as far as 1855!

I studied Civil Rights at GCSE and really enjoyed the course I went out of my way to look more into case studies (such as James Meredith and Elizabeth Eckford) and read news articles on both which would be great resources as they’re from the time.

If you have time I recommend doing some background research into Civil Rights to see if there would be aspects you enjoy because ultimately if you hate it there is a chance it may result in you not doing as well as you wish due to a lack of motivation (this would be a problem for me I obviously don’t know you just making a generic point).

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McKerrow_History

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Original post by kezowskii

hello! i have two options in my history coursework and its either the french revolution or American civil rights, I'm not sure which one to pick but i'm more on the verge of picking the french revolution because i don't enjoy modern history as much as other types of history, the only con is there is not enough first accounts or solid evidence in some cases, if you have done either of these or know a fair bit about both subjects which one would you choose and which one do you think will be easier and get me full marks (i am focusing more effort into my actual exams because i am stronger there than the coursework so i want something that will get me high marks and wont be over complicated also any books or recommendations to authors as i have to site everything i read.) Thank youu! :smile:

I'd go with the French Revolution, since you find it more interesting. Personally, I find American Civil Rights incredibly dull. There are a lot of primary documents out there for the French Revolution. This should get you started:

French Revolution documents (alphahistory.com)
Jean-Paul Marat Archive (marxists.org)
France: 1789 - 1871 - EuroDocs (byu.edu)

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jk999998

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Original post by kezowskii

hello! i have two options in my history coursework and its either the french revolution or American civil rights, I'm not sure which one to pick but i'm more on the verge of picking the french revolution because i don't enjoy modern history as much as other types of history, the only con is there is not enough first accounts or solid evidence in some cases, if you have done either of these or know a fair bit about both subjects which one would you choose and which one do you think will be easier and get me full marks (i am focusing more effort into my actual exams because i am stronger there than the coursework so i want something that will get me high marks and wont be over complicated also any books or recommendations to authors as i have to site everything i read.) Thank youu! :smile:

from what ive heard, civil rights is a pretty boring topic (and considering its your coursework, you should do it on something that genuinely interests you). however ive heard its a relatively easy as well.
french rev is a really really interesting topic, and i wouldn't worry too much about a lack of primary sources; french rev is such a popular coursework topic that loads of people have done, so quite clearly they have been able to find enough primary sources! I would have a read of this if youd like to pursue french rev: The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789 by Robert Darnton review – power to the printed word | History books | The Guardian

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