1. ”I have a dream”
- African-American History and
The American Civil Rights Movement-

2. “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former
slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the
table of brotherhood…
…I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where
they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their
character. “

3. Slavery
“…all men are created equal…”
”…unalienable Rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit
of Happiness”

4. ”We weren´t allowed books, so I can´t read
or write. There was a jail for punishment. I
saw slaves whipped by overseers, but mostly
if slaves didn´t suit Master, he sold them
on. Missis didn´t like to beat them much.”
1705 Slaves are
real property

5. The Underground Railroad
Abolitionists

6. American Civil War 1861-1865

7. Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln

9. Rise of Lynch mobs

10. Rosa Parks
"If I win, I am American, not a
black American. But if I did
something bad, then they would
say I am a Negro. We are black
and we are proud of being black.
Black America will understand
what we did tonight."

11. 1954 School de-Segregation

12. 1964 Civil Rights Act
1965 Voter Registration Act

13. 1972 Equal Employment Opportunity Act
”ensure fair treatment to all segments of
society without regard to
race, religion, color, national origin, or sex.”

14. Los Angeles Riots

15. Trayvon Shooting

17. ”We know the battle ahead will be long. But always remember
that, no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand
in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change”…
”…And together, we will begin the next great chapter in the
American story, with three words that will ring from coast to
coast, from sea to shining sea: Yes we can.”

18. “It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did
on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has
come to America.”