Unit 3 Fairness for all

GuessingGuessing

Abraham Lincoln

Martin Luther King. Jr

Paul Robeson

Lincoln is a famous American president, who declared to set free the black slaves free as equal citizens of the USA. But his decision caused strong opposition from the white people in the southern states, especially those owners of plantations. Later he was murdered by an extremist.

Martin is a famous black leader during the Civil Rights Movement. He led non-violent marches and demonstrations in struggle for equality between black people and white people. His famous speech — I Have A Dream inspired a lot of people.

Paul Robeson is a black writer, artist and political leader. He set up several magazines to call on black people to struggle for better treatment and equal rights during the Civil Rights Movement.

What happened?

This shows a black man being mistrea

ted by a policeman during a demonstrati

on to draw attention to the lack of civil r

ights for black people in America in the

1950s.

Photo1

Photo 2

This shows a black housing area after

some white gangs have tried to stop b

lack people from drawing attention to

their civil rights in the 1950s.

Photo 3

This shows that there are two sets of parallel

facilities operated in the southern states duri

ng the 1950s. White people had their own wai

ting rooms, drinking fountains, seats and toil

et during this period. The Blacks had other

less comfortable facilities.The police upheld t

he rights of the whites at the expense of thos

e of the black people in the 1950s.

Group discussion

What conclusions can you draw

from these three pictures?

The black people were discriminated

by the white people and the government.

Watch this video first.

Answer these questions

1. What incident started the opening of

Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Rosa Parks was arrested because of

her refusal to give seat to the white.

2. What was the first day of boycott

like?

It went smoothly as it was planned.

3. What difficulties did the boycott meet with? The white people tried many tricks to stop the boycott, but they were not successful.4. What was the symbol to show the success of Montgomery Bus Boycott? The Supreme Court agreed it was wrong and declared the segregation policy on the bus should be canceled.

Main idea of the four passages

Title:

Main idea

Part one

Part two

The Start Of The Civil Rights Movement

King seized Rosa Park’s incident and this started the opening of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

On the first day of the boycott everything went smoothly.

The boycott continued successfully, but this made the white people very angry. They tried a lot of tricks to stop the boycott. However, all their tricks failed.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a success and this led to the improvement of black people’s civil rights.

Part three

Part four

refused to give up her seat

arrested

boycott

The Whites were angry

went to work on foot or in taxis.

leaders were bombed

Course of the movement

the black people were angry the improvement of black people’s civil rights

1. Rosa Parks refused to give up her

seat on the bus.

2. Rosa Parks was arrested.

3. Martin Luther King Jr. called on

the blacks to boycott the city buses

and trolleybuses.

Put these events in the correct orderPut these events in the correct order

4. They went to work on foot or in taxis

instead.

5. The Whites were angry because their

business suffered .

6. The blacks were solid in their support

of the boycott.

7. The whites bombed the houses of the

black leaders.

8. The Supreme Court eventually agree

with boycott.

9. Blacks were finally able to sit where

they liked on city buses.

1 Make phrases by using the following words (for example: boycott—Montgomery Bus Boycott)boycott, prohibit, challenge, submit, negotiate, punctual, bomb, nationwide, constitutional, battle, happiness, liberty, unjust, separation, tradition, hopeful, coincidence, hostility2 Translate the sentences into English (Exercise 3, Page 69).

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