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By Alexander Chen
BLACK HISTORY
Can be traced back to 1760 BCSpanish enslaved Native Americans through their
policy of encomiendaSpanish failed to bring Africans to America and the
white revolutionaries saw the opportunity to make Africans work for them
African slaves brought to America by Dutch in 1619Whites bought and owned slaves
SLAVERY
Rules of the slaves Slaves could not gather in groups of 4 or more Slaves caught escaping would be beaten or have their limbs
cut off Slaves could not own weapons Slaves could not learn to read or write Slaves could not leave their owner’s property
This was to ensure the slaves would not escape and think of freedom
SLAVERY
In relation to the novel Slaves, mostly blacks, were discriminated They were not thought of highly
The study of slavery helps me understand how the blacks were treated and how their white counterparts saw them
SLAVERY
Southern states – North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Louisianna
Led by Abraham Lincoln Was fought to curb slavery from expanding to other
states where slavery did not existWar was fought from 1861 to 1865
THE CIVIL WAR
Begun in 1950Movements in the United States aimed at
outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rights in Southern states
Supported by John KennedyOutcome was that Blacks were equal to Whites
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Brown v. Board of Education Blacks were unhappy about over populated school premises
and unsuitable conditions in their school Judge ordered segregation to be phased out over time
Desegregating Little Rock 9 Black students were sent to Little Rock Central High
School One of Nine black students turned up because she did not
receive a phone call about the dangers of attending school She was harassed and was brought into a police car for her
protection The nine black students had to be escorted by federal
troops but still were harassed and attacked
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
A woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
Parks was arrested, tried, and convicted for disorderly conduct and violating a local ordinance
African-Americans demanded a more humane bus transportation system
Pushed for desegregation and boycott lasted 381 daysReduced bus revenue to up to 80% which led to the
desegregation in buses
MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT
9 Black boys were accused of raping 2 white girlsThey were trialed in an unfairly, which included a set-
up and an all white juryTom Robinson was falsely accused of raping Mayella
Ewell
SCOTTSBORO TRIALS
A Southern Belle is a a young woman of the American Old South's upper class.
A Southern Gentleman is a man who is polite and is someone worth respecting
Atticus – He is polite and is respected, and even decided to defend a black in court
Bob Ewell – He is ruthless as he raped his own daughter and accused someone else of doing so
TRAITS OF A TRUE SOUTHERN BELLE AND SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN
Born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville, AlabamaPursued a law degree at the University of
Alabama from 1945 to 1949Studied for a summer in Oxford, England, before
moving to New York City, where she worked as a reservation clerk
Continued as a reservation clerk until 1958, when she devoted herself to writing
Published To Kill a Mocking Bird on July 11, 1960TKMB was the only book Lee publishedWon the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for fictionAwarded Presidential Medal of Freedom of the United
States for her contribution to literature in 2007
Thanks you for you kind attention
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