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Martin Luther King and Civil Rights History

The document discusses the African American Civil Rights Movement in the United States from after the Civil War through the 1960s. It describes how after the abolition of slavery, Black Americans continued to face discrimination through Jim Crow laws requiring segregation in public spaces and preventing many from voting. The 1950s and 1960s saw key events like Rosa Parks' arrest sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott led by Martin Luther King Jr. Through nonviolent protests, the Civil Rights Act was eventually passed in 1964, outlawing segregation and discrimination based on race.

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Martin Luther King and Civil Rights History

The document discusses the African American Civil Rights Movement in the United States from after the Civil War through the 1960s. It describes how after the abolition of slavery, Black Americans continued to face discrimination through Jim Crow laws requiring segregation in public spaces and preventing many from voting. The 1950s and 1960s saw key events like Rosa Parks' arrest sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott led by Martin Luther King Jr. Through nonviolent protests, the Civil Rights Act was eventually passed in 1964, outlawing segregation and discrimination based on race.

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Work in pairs:

1. What do you know about Martin Luther King and his fight against
discrimination in the USA?
2. How were African Americans viewed in the 50's and 60's? How are they seen
nowadays?
3. Read the text below and then share what you read with a partner, using your
own words.

The African-American Civil Rights Movement was an ongoing fight for racial
equality that took place for over 100 years after the Civil War.

The Civil Rights Movement has its background in the abolitionist movement before
the Civil War. After the war, slavery was made illegal with the thirteenth
amendment to the US Constitution. After the Civil War, many southern states
continued to treat African-Americans as second class citizens. They implemented
laws that kept black people separate from white people. They required separate
schools, restaurants, restrooms, and transportation based on the color of a person's
skin. Other laws prevented many black people from voting.

The 1950's and early 1960's brought about several major events in the fight for the
civil rights of African-Americans. In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving
up her seat on the bus to a white passenger. This sparked the Montgomery Bus
Boycott which lasted for over a year and brought Martin Luther King, Jr. to the
forefront of the movement. King led a number of non-violent protests.

The Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. This act
outlawed segregation and the Jim Crow laws of the south. It also outlawed
discrimination based on race, national background, and gender. Although there were
still many issues, this law gave the NAACP and other organizations a strong base on
which to fight discrimination in the courts.

II. Watch the movie segment and discuss the questions:


1. Describe the scene.
2. According to the text above, when do you think this scene took place? Before
the 2nd World War, in the 1950's or 1960's, in the 1980's, or nowadays?
3. How did the USA react to the assassination of Martin Luther King?
4. Do you think the African Americans situation nowadays is resolved? Explain
it.
4. Did Brazil (your country) go over a similar movement as the Civil Rights
Movement in the USA? Talk about it.

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