Unit 3 Fairness for all

Guessing 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 mistreated by a policeman during a demonstration to draw attention to the lack of civil rights 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 black 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 during the 1950s. White people had their own waiting rooms, drinking fountains, seats and toilet during this period. The Blacks had other less comfortable facilities.The police upheld the rights of the whites at the expense of those 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 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, hostility 2 Translate the sentences into English (Exercise 3, Page 69). Homework