Civilisation américaine - African American Struggles

Thèmes abordés

Martin Luther King, Black Power, African American Struggles, civilisation américaine, Norman Rockwell, Stokeley Carmichael, anglais

Résumé du document

Cet exercice se compose de plans détaillés rédigés en anglais sur les deux documents suivants :
- Martin Luther King, Jr., 1956
- "Black Power", 1966.

Extraits

[...] For White people, Black Power was another kind of racism ? Martin Luther King, Jr. rejected it as too aggressive II) The real problem for Stokely Carmichael: White supremacy Carmichael's speech at UC Berkeley's Greek Theater: a "student conference" on a campus Racism is at the heart of American society ? According to Stokely Carmichael, racism is a principle upon which American institution is built ? "The only act that white people can do is to stop denying Black people their freedom. That is, they must stop denying freedom." ? [...]

[...] Civilisation américaine - African American Struggles Subject 6 What role did Martin Luther King, Jr. played in the civil rights movement during his time in Montgomery, Alabama? Montgomery's context and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s position Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.? The importance of Montgomery in the civil rights movement ? The Montgomery bus boycott (1955-1956) ? The Montgomery Improvement Association The Southern Christian Leadership Conference: churches acting for African-Americans' rights II) Montgomery's as wider symbol of emancipation A fight for justice and democracy Norman Rockwell's painting as an echo to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words - The story behind the painting: a representation of Ruby Bridges, the first Black girl who managed to integrate a White school; she had to be protected by men in order to be safe on her way there - A strong symbol of the civil rights movement Subject 7 How can we say that the Black Power movement, embodied by Stokely Carmichael, is a specific form of African Americans' claim for civil rights? [...]