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The Riots in the USA
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The Riots in the USA and how it could came so far
Madeline Krewer & Lisa Kemmer
Backround
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Important
Persons
Development
Development
1619: First slaves arrive in America
1865: Abolishment of slavery in the constitution
1869: Seperation in many areas (f. ex. busses, cementaries)
1955: Rosa Parks denies to offer a white person her seat
1957: Civil Rights Act
1968: Riots after M.L.K.Jr.'s death
1992: Officer not convicted for a crime;protests: many people die
2008: Obama becomes the 44th President of the U.S.A.
Facts
Slavery
-started in 1619
-450,000 people were shipped to what is the Us today
-future slaves were captured in wars or raids
-January 1863: Lincoln abolished slavery
-bad conditions and rights were limited
Map
Images
Important Persons
Frederick Douglass
(1818-1895)
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Frederick Douglas
- A former slave
- a leading figurehead in the anti-slavery movement
- one of the most prominent African American leaders of the Nineteenth Century
- his autobiography was influential in changing public opinion
Jesse Owens
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(1913-1980)
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Jesse Owens
- 1936 African American sprinter
- broke Olympic records by winning four gold medals in Berlin, the headquarters of Hitler’s Nazi regime.
Rather than protesting “Hitler’s Games,” Owens used his position in the spotlight to make a statement
Booker T. Washington
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(1856-1915)
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Booker T.Washington
- author
- adviser to the presidents of Roosevelt and Taft.
- often considered the de facto leader of African-American
- gave incremental approach to improving education
Police Violence
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Facts
FACTS
- Idea of "black violent offender" --> historical context
- Living conditions of blacks are very bad
-->poverty and lack of education -->organized crime and violence because of joining gangs
- Lack of professionalism in police
-->substitutes for high burdens, low pay and bad police training
Lets Talk
with Angela Nevy
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Song: I can't breathe
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Sources
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Sources
- https://wps.pearsoncustom.com/wps/media/objects/2428/2487068/atlas/atl_ah1_m009.html
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass
- https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/sporting-heroes/jesse-owens/
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._Washington
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_history#Slavery
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/African-American
- https://www.ibtimes.com/protests-over-police-brutality-do-americans-still-want-go-law-enforcement-2276576
- https://www.brh.org.uk/site/articles/pictures-of-the-trans-atlantic-slave-trade-abolitionists-and-maroon-rebels/
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Thank you for your attention!
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter-Martin Luther King Jr.