Arbeitsblatt: Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Movement Civil rights movement Civil Rights Movement Definitions and Vocabulary Civil Rights Movement Exercise 3 (sb p. 16) 1 2 3 Not together (adj) Line of seats (n) Action when people refuse to buy or use something (n) 4 5 Money you pay for journey (n) Taken to police station by the police (v) 6 7 Religious leader (n) Basic rights which everyone in society should have (n) 8 9 Large shop with many sections (n) Doing what you dont want to do because you are told to (v) 10 Money you have to pay for breaking the law (n) Civil Rights Movement On this page you have enough space to write your own words, expressions and thought to the topic December 1955 – Rosa Parks Civil Rights Movement Who was Rosa Parks? Rosa Louise McCauley was born February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her father was carpenter, and her mother was teacher. She had younger brother named Sylvester. When she was two, her parents separated. Her family moved to her grandparents farm in Pine Level, Alabama. Both her grandparents were former slaves. Pine Level supported the idea of separate but equal. White children rode bus to their newly built school while African-American children had to walk to one-room schoolhouse that didnt have enough desks or supplies. Rosa said, Back then, we didnt have any civil rights. It was just matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next. remember going to sleep as girl hearing the Klan ride at night and hearing lynching and being afraid the house would burn down. She quit high school when she was junior to help take care of her grandmother. Afterwards, she worked as seamstress in shirt factory in Montgomery. In 1932, Rosa married Raymond Parks. He was barber who was actively involved in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Rosa Parks was the first woman to join the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP. Highlight the tree most important information from the text! Read and listen to the text in your students book, page 16. Answer the questions on the text page in full sentences. Civil Rights Movement It all started on bus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Why did Rosa Parks get on the Cleveland Avenue bus? In Alabama in 1955, what two forms of transport kept black and white people apart? Where did Rosa move to when the bus driver told her to stand up? Why didnt Rosa give up her seat? What did the bus driver do when Rosa didnt give up her seat? What was the result of the Montgomery bus boycott? What did Rosas action help to start? Do exercise 3 on the paper under Definitions and Vocabulary Video: Rosa Parks – Mini Biography Discussion Discuss the following questions with partner or in small group. What impresses you the most about Rosa Parks? Did her childhood have an effect on her behaviour in the bus? What do you think about the reaction of the bus driver and the police? Do we still have these problems? Do we have such situations in Switzerland? Civil Rights Movement Martin Luther King Listen and fill in the missing word. Who was Martin Luther King Jr.? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the most important American civil rights movement. He helped his powerful speeches and use of non-violent protests. His 1963 Have Dream the greatest in human history. Kings efforts to end racial discrimination Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. King was born in 1929 in Atlanta. His father was reverend and so King had . He graduated from college with degree and Ph.D. in religious studies. King went to India to visit Gandhis family. He Mohandas Gandhi success with and saw it as potent weapon in Americas rights. King was instrumental successes in ending segregation laws. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott which segregation on public buses in Montgomery. He realized that non-violent protest would media coverage of the struggle for racial equality. His campaigns soon elevated the Civil Rights Movement to be the most American politics. King famous March for Jobs and Freedom on Washington in 1963, where he spoke to the for racial harmony. His non-violent protests met with success as Congress passed civil rights laws (1964) and (1965). Kings friendship with President John F. Kennedy also . King was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Stevie Wonder pays tribute to King with his song Happy Birthday. Civil Rights Movement Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is probably best known for his inspiring speeches. IN 1963, he spoke to the crowds who marched on Washington, D.C. for jobs and freedom. In front of the Lincoln Memorial, he said the words which would later be quoted by millions when discussing the civil rights movement: have dream Part of Dr. Kings speech is written below. Listen to his speech an try to fill in the missing words. Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Act