The civil-rights movement in the Use.ppt

1、The civil-rights movement in the US,when were the black people brought to America ? How were they treated in the new land? How did black Americans live in the U.S. after slavery ended? What gave rise to the civil-rights movement? Who was its leader? What has the civil-rights movement helped to bring

2、 about? Why is it believed that much remains to be done before black Americans enjoy full equality?,1.When were the frist black people brought to America?,American Blacks are without doubt all of African origin .Black Africans were first brought as slaves to what was to become the United States in t

3、he seventeenth century.,2.How were they treated in the new land?,The blacks were badly treated . They worked very hard for their white masters but received nothing ,They were even not treated as human, and were often cruely whipped if their masters were not satisfied with them,BACK,How did black Ame

4、ricans live in the U.S. after slavery ended?,After slavery ended, the main change is that the black are free to choose work, free to choose an employer and so on, however, it doesnt mean that they can enjoy the same civil rights as whites. For example, the education of black American and white Ameri

5、can is separated; worse more, a lot of black Americans children even cant go to school. In the entertainment business, there is a regular phenomenon that the color of skin decides on the role of the film in Hollywood.,Back,What gave rise to the civil-rights movement ?,Slavery was strongest in the So

6、uth, where large plantations grew cotton, tobacco, and other crops. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, a growing demand for cotton led to an increase in the demand for slaves in the region. Slavery was less profitable in the North, however, and much of the opposition to slavery came from the

7、 northern states. The tension between the North and the South over the issue of slavery led to the Civil War in 1861.,Back,Who was its lader ?,Back,Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was one of the pivotal leaders of the American civil rights movement. He demanded that blacks s

8、houldnt be treated as slaves but should have equal rights,In 1963,he gave the famous speech I have a dream in Washington D.C. , which inspird people to fight for equality.,What has the civil-rights movement helped to bring about?,1: Labou r: because the abolition of the black slaves, black can freel

9、y by hiring, makes American capitalist industry and commerce obtain sufficient and cheap labor. 2: The capital: after the civil war, the economy with plantation slavery was abolished, the former slave owners some liberal will start capital into capitalist industry and commerce, strengthened American

10、 capitalism economy. .,Civil-right movement not only change black peoples fact .provide them with a lot of freedom ,equality and respect but also, effect on all American peoples life and thought.,For example:,Back,Why is it believed that much remains to be done before black Americans enjoy full equality?,Back,A large numbers of historical facts tell that black Americans didnt share equal rights as whites even after slavery has been abolished in 1865. Aferican Americans cans have come a long way in the last fifty years ,but they still find themselv