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Racism In America

Racism In America . Slavery . Slavery in the United states started as early as the 16 th century. The first dark skinned slaves arrived in America in Virginia in 1619 aboard a Dutch vessel. From 1500 to 1900 approximately 12 million slaves were forced from their homes to go westward

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Racism In America

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  1. Racism In America

  2. Slavery • Slavery in the United states started as early as the 16th century. • The first dark skinned slaves arrived in America in Virginia in 1619 aboard a Dutch vessel. • From 1500 to 1900 approximately 12 million slaves were forced from their homes to go westward • only 10 million were able to complete the trip because of the poor living conditions on the boats.

  3. Sojourner Truth • Sojourner Truth was a name Isabelle Baumfree gave herself in 1843 she was an African- American abolitionist as well as a women's right activist . • Truth was born into slavery but was able to escape with her and her infant daughter in 1826. • After she went to court to recover her son she became the first black person to win such a case against a white man.

  4. Continued • She then began to speak openly on racial inequalities her best known speech is “aint I a women“. This speech was delivered at the women’s right convention in Akron Ohio. • During the civil war Sojourner truth helped recruit black troops for the union army • After the war she tried but was unsuccessful to secure land grants from the federal government for former slaves

  5. Harriet Tubman • Harriet Tubman was born into life as a slave • Harriet was able to escape and then returned to rescue the rest of her family • After she made a total of 13 trips back rescuing more than 70 slaves • She is most famous for the underground railroad which is a network of antislavery activists and safe houses

  6. The Underground Railroad • Was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th black slaves. • The slaves tried to escape in to free states and Canada with the help of abolitionist and allies who were sympathetic to their situation • Some estimate that by 1850 approximately 100,000 slaves had escaped via the underground railroad

  7. The Civil War • The civil war was fought between 11 states that wanted to continue slavery and brake away from America and form their own country and the other 25 states who supported the federal government and wanted to abolish slavery. • After four years of fighting the north finally won and slavery was outlawed everywhere in the nation.

  8. Jim Crow Laws • Started in the 1890’s through to the 1950’s • Southern states passed laws designed to prevent black citizens from improving their status or achieving equality. • Jim Crow laws were used mainly in public places to segregate the blacks from the whites. • examples of Jim Crow laws include separate schools or classrooms for black students and different washrooms for blacks . These are just a few of many different laws that varied between states.

  9. Plessy v. Ferguson • Plessy v ferguson is a well known supreme court case. • Homer plessy was charged with violating the separate car act • The judge on the case john Howard Ferguson ruled that it was ok that the state of Louisiana controlled the rail road as long as they operated within state boundaries. • The decision handed down via a 7 to 1 vote was separate but equal.

  10. The KKK • The Ku Klux Klan known as the KKK is a hate group that believes in white supremacy, white nationalism and anti- immigration • The KKK flourished in the south in the 1860’s but died out by the 1870’s, members adopted white costumes consisting of robes, masks and hats. • The KKK rouse back up and became nation wide, they started burning crosses and were opposing the civil rights movement. • It is estimated that the KKK has between 3,000 and 5,000 members today

  11. W.E.B Du Bois • William Edward Burghardt “W.E.B” graduated from Harvard university were he was the first African American to earn a doctorate. • He became a professor of history, sociology and economics at the of university of Atlanta. • Du Bois rose to prominence when he became leader of the Niagara movement, a group of African American activists that wanted equal rights for blacks. • Du Bois strongly protested lynching, Jim Crow laws and discrimination in education and employment.

  12. Jackie Robinson • Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play in baseballs modern era (MLB) breaking the colour barrier in 1947. • Jackie had to endear a lot of verbal and physical abuse on and off the field • Jackie was instrumental in bringing an end to segregation in baseball. • Although many people think Jackie Robinson is the first black man to play professional baseball it was actually Moses Fleetwood Walker who played in the 1880s before the negro league came about

  13. Martin Luther King Jr. • Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent leader in the African- American civil rights movement . • He is best know for his advancements in civil rights using nonviolent methods • In 1955 he led the Montgomery bus boycott , at the end of the boycott blacks where allowed to sit anywhere they wanted. • On august 28 1963 MLK delivered on of the best speeches ever, his “I have dream” speech was 17 minutes long in which King called for racial equality and it was a defining moment in the civil rights movement

  14. Brown v. Board of Education • This was a supreme course case which declared that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and whites was unconstitutional. • The decision overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson law which allowed state sponsored segregation. • The unanimous 9-0 decision stated that separate educational facilities are un equal . • This case paved the way for integration and the civil rights movement

  15. Civil Rights Movement • The civil rights movement was aimed at getting rid of racial discrimination against blacks and restoring their right to vote • It ran from 1955-1968 mainly in the south • The movement was characterized by major campaigns and non violent protests • In 1964 the civil rights act was passed that outlawed major forms of discrimination

  16. Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpcJN2c_FWI

  17. Bibliography http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/wahl.slavery.us http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sojourner_Truth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/remembering/laws.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Ferguson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._E._B._Du_Bois http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955%E2%80%931968)

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