1. SEGUI
STRAUB S O C I AL N J U T E IN L I T E R A U

2. SLAVERY

3. SLAVERY Triangular Slave Trade : UK-Africa-USA 17th century
Black people=slaves, not considered as human beings
Slavery= illegal in 1808, but continued on a large scale
1790= ~ slaves in US
1830= ~ 2 M
On the eve of Civil War ( )= ~ 4 M
After Civil War= slavery abolished but black & white not egal
Beloved Toni Morrison extract= 20th century novel, denouncing slavery in the 19th century. (after supposed abolishment)
Extract : Baby Sugg's POV, telling story of her family
Use of trade vocabulary associated to human & family vocabulary=> slaves aren't human, just objects.
Short sentences= banalisation of dramatical situation

4. VIOLENCE GOES ON

5. VIOLENCE GOES ON After Civil War + Abolishment → violent reactions,
segregation → lynching
Black people were lynched then suspended in trees as trophees / warnings (south of USA)
« Strange Fruit » song originally poem written by Abel Meeropol, sung by Bille Holiday (first time = 1939)
Lexical field of violence, of the Church, of the south (for USA)
Methapora of the « strange fruit » , which is the person suspended, dehumanization → this term has now become synonym of lynching
Considered as one of the first commited act of the civil rights movement

6. UPRISING

7. UPRISING 50s/60s → still not accepted
 : African-American Civil Rights Movement → social movement that defends black ppl rights
Rosa Parks, 55, sat on the front backwards (bus) / had to sit in the back → arrested
61 : Freedom Rides , Black + White to defend blacks rights/ students, took a ride in a bus and sat where they pleased across country → encountered violence / never gave up
« I have a dream » speech, Luther King, ,
pacifist speech → « brotherhood », repeats « together » three times
Anaphora → gives an impression of hope
Quotes lots of states → shout out at everybody
First american patriotic song, replaced at this time

8. UPRISING
Scene from the movie « Hairspray »(2007), second film, also a Broadway musical
→ Here, a walk against segregation and reactions of the police

9. IN OUR DAYS
Racism anti-black : still present even though Black US president → still inequalities concerning living conditions sometimes.