Download - Black history month
What is the Black History month? Remembers about African American
history: what ‘black people’ have done.
Celebrated once a year in February: USA, Canada and UK.
Activity
Think of 5 famous black American people.
Write their profession.
Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King JR, Malcom X, Babe Ruth, etc.
2. Abolition of slavery: It was put into law in
1862 and 1863 but was not complete until 185 when the 13th Amendment was ratified.
About four million (4,000,000) slaves were freed.
I freed most slaves in the Southern States.
Abraham Lincoln
He was the president responsible for freeing the slaves.
He put the Emancipation Proclamation into law
Fredrick Douglas Abolitionist=A person who
fights against slavery "I would unite with anybody
to do right and with nobody to do wrong.“-Fredrick Douglas
He was born in 1818 and died in 1895
He was well educated and wrote books about the bad situation of African Americans.
Malcolm X 1925-1965 Malcolm promoted
black pride and black power.
He was like Martin Luther King Jr. but not about peaceful protest.
He criticized whites for the bad treatment of Blacks.
He was assassinated while giving a speech.
Rosa Parks
1913-2005 She is known for
refusing to give her seat to a white man on a bus.
This caused the Montgomery Bus Boycott and it lasted a year.