高级英语UNIT4背景资料AfricanAmerica.ppt

Whats your impression of the African American?African AmericanvSlaveryvCivil Rights MovementvHow can we call those black people?African AmericanNegroSpanish word Spanish word“black”“black”Negro/NiggerDarkieBlackAfrican American黑人牙膏黑人牙膏 DarkieIn 1985,an American company bought this toothpaste company and changed its name.DarliedisrespectfulWhy did the African Americans became slaves?Main reason:The discovery of the new sea route and the industrial revolution 新航路的开辟和工业革命的兴起新航路的开辟和工业革命的兴起Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution(18th century)(18th century)the great discoveries of geography(15th17th century)Plantation Plantation 种植园种植园种植园种植园Plantation Plantation 种植园种植园种植园种植园need laborneed laborhave have cheap cheap strongstrong labor laborsicksickindustrial goodsindustrial goodsslavesslavescropscropsThe Triangular The Triangular TradeTradevvSmashed together:save spacevvShackled to the groundvvWere given what they needed for survivevvMany slaves even tried to kill themselvesAbraham LincolnAbraham LincolnIn 1861,advocated In 1861,advocated abolishing the slavery abolishing the slavery Farmers in the Farmers in the southern statessouthern statesNeeded slavesNeeded slavesformed the Confederate formed the Confederate States of AmericaStates of Americaslavery was outlawed everywhere in the nationslavery was outlawed everywhere in the nation1862,The Emancipation 1862,The Emancipation Proclamation Proclamation 解放奴隶宣言解放奴隶宣言解放奴隶宣言解放奴隶宣言The policy hadnt been The policy hadnt been carried out thoroughlycarried out thoroughlyCivil WarAfrican-American Civil Rights Movement?vvHe is the leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.vvHe made a famous speech named I Have A Dream.Who is he?Kings main achievement was to Kings main achievement was to secure progress on secure progress on civil rightscivil rights in in the United States.the United States.Racial DiscriminationBlack people didnt have the same Black people didnt have the same social position as the white people.social position as the white people.They had been looked down upon.They had been looked down upon.Voting RightsBlack people in some southern states Black people in some southern states didnt have the rights to vote.didnt have the rights to vote.19551956,the Montgomery Bus Boycott1963,March on Washington:I Have A DreamOn December 1st 1955Rosa 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 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 lawsA massive federal works programFull and fair employmentDecent housingThe right to voteAdequate integrated educationThe March,and especially Kings speech,helped put The March,and especially Kings speech,helped put civil rights at the very top of the civil rights at the very top of the liberal political agendaliberal political agenda in the United Statesin the United States the 44th and current President of the United States the first African American presidenttook place on January 20,2009 the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize