Friday, February 15th

Hello everyone,

Today, you started a webquest about African American history.

Here are the questions:

Webquest on African-American History : From African slaves to an African-American President.  

1. Slavery (from 1619 to 1863)  http://www.ducksters.com/history/colonial_america/slavery.php

- Explain the word « slave » Where did most slaves work ?? What did they mainly do ?

- Explain the « Civil war » (when ? Where ? Who? How did it end?)

- What is the 13th amendment of the constitution about? Which president proposed it ?

2. Segregation (from 1865 to 1965)

http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/jim_crow_laws.php

- What did the segregation laws consist of ? What were the laws called ?Why ? Give at least 3 examples of these laws :

3. Famous activists: watch the videos or read the text; and write down key elements about their lives -> Why was Malcolm X different from the others ? (you can write in French)

• MLK https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/martinlutherkingjr/

• Rosa Parks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs_utj3o1NQ

• Malcolm X https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/malcolmx

4. The Problem we all live with (1964) by Norman Rockwell

http://www.wikiart.org/en/norman-rockwell/the-problem-we-all-live-with-1935

• What does the painting represent ? Why did the painter choose this theme ? Did he always paint about racism ? How do you call his style (explain) ?

5. Desegregation (from 1965 to 1990s)  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desegregation

- What does « desegregation » refer to ?  How was it applied to schools for example?

6. Nowadays : Being Black in the 21st century 

• When was President Obama first elected ? What did mean for the American society ? (write your own words!)

• Who were Trayvon Martin and Mickael Brown? What happened to them ?When ?

http://www.hlntv.com/clusters/trayvon-martin-shooting and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Michael_Brown

• Do you think that, after Obama's election, racial discrimination has disappeared or will disappear from the USA

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Finir sa recherche pour le lundi 4 mars.