高級英語UNIT4背景資料AfricanAmerica

Whats your impression of the African American ? African American Slavery Civil Rights Movement How can we call those black people? African American Negro Spanish word “black” Negro / Nigger Darkie Black African American 黑人牙膏 Darkie In 1985, an American company bought this toothpaste company and changed its name. Darlie disrespectful Why did the African Americans became slaves? Main reason: The discovery of the new sea route and the industrial revolution 新航路的開辟和工業(yè)革命的興起 Industrial Revolution (18th century) the great discoveries of geography (15th17th century) Plantation 種植園 Plantation 種植園 need labor have cheap strong labor sick industrial goods slaves The Triangular Trade Smashed together : save space Shackled to the ground Were given what they needed for survive Many slaves even tried to kill themselves Abraham Lincoln In 1861, advocated abolishing the slavery Farmers in the southern states Needed slaves formed the Confederate States of America slavery was outlawed everywhere in the nation 1862,The Emancipation Proclamation 解放奴隸宣言 The policy hadnt been carried out thoroughly Civil War African-American Civil Rights Movement ? He is the leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He made a famous speech named I Have A Dream. Who is he ? Kings main achievement was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States. Racial Discrimination Black people didnt have the same social position as the white people. They had been looked down upon. Voting Rights Black people in some southern states didnt have the rights to vote. 19551956, the Montgomery Bus Boycott 1963, March on Washington: I Have A Dream On December 1st 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white passenger. arrested demand a more humane bus transportation system Martin Luther King,Jr lasted for 381 days The local ordinance segregating African- Americans and whites on public buses was lifted. Whats your dream ? August 28th 1963, a Civil Rights March was held on Washington, marching from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Nearly 200,000 to 300,000 people took part in it. Meaningful civil rights laws A massive federal works program Full and fair employment Decent housing The right to vote Adequate integrated education The March, and especially Kings speech, helped put civil rights at the very top of the liberal political agenda in the United States the 44th and current President of the United States the first African American president took place on January 20, 2009 the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize