Slavery Slavery

Earliest record of slavery : traced to code of hammurabi in the BIBLE

South of America

Plantation needed many people as compared to north

West-Central Africa ( Kongo ,Mbundu )

“One must be made to work , if one fails , he will be punished”

The Civil War The Civil War

Southern states : Arizona , Texas , Arkansas , Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama , Georgia , Florida , South Carolina , North Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia

Abraham Lincoln

April 12th 1861

Slavery and Nationalism

Southern states ended with bad economy

Taken back

Jim Crow Laws Jim Crow Laws

Associated to “ Jump Jim Crow” – A song-dance caricature of African American

Didn’t like it . Went against what they believe as a race

Did not allow white women to flirt with negro men

Civil rights movement Civil rights movement

1955- 1968

Banned discrimination ( age , race , colour , national origin )

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Incidents during the Incidents during the Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement

Rosa parks and the Montgomery boycott

Desegregating the rocks

Sit-Ins (1960)

SCOTTSBORO trialSCOTTSBORO trial

Nine Black teenage boys

Accused of rape in Alabama ( 1931)

Convicted of rape three times

All but 2 served prison sentence

Victim admitted that she was not even touched .

Southern Belles Southern Belles

Women of the south

RULES : - Not allowed to wear pants , trousers- Had to wear Sunday dresses - Could not have physical fights - Could not use the word “pregnant”- Could not swear or talk about bodily functions

Southern Gentlemen Southern Gentlemen

RULES : - Tip hat when pass by people- Wear suspenders , hats , bowtie - Know how to appreciate good meals- Offer assistance to people in need -Allowed to Flirt shamelessly

Harper Lee Harper Lee

Known for the award winning “ To Kill A Mocking Bird”

Born in Monroeville ,Alabama

Served as a reservation clerk until 1945

NOVELS : - Love in other words- Christmas to me - When children discover America- Romance and high adventure

THE END THE END

Thank you .