”I have a dream”

- African-American History and The American Civil Rights Movement-

“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. “

Slavery

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

1705 Slaves are real property

”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.”

The Underground Railroad

Abolitionists

American Civil War 1861-1865

Emancipation Proclamation

Abraham Lincoln

Rise of Lynch mobs

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."

1954 School de-Segregation

1964 Civil Rights Act1965 Voter Registration

Act

”ensure fair treatment to all segments of society without regard

to race, religion, color, national origin, or sex.”

1972 Equal Employment Opportunity Act

Los Angeles Riots

Trayvon Shooting

”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.”

“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.”