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The document outlines the history of slavery and civil rights in the United States, beginning with the introduction of slavery in 1619 and culminating in significant events such as the Civil War, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the March on Washington in 1963. It highlights key figures like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as the ongoing struggles against racial segregation and discrimination. Despite improvements in living conditions for African Americans, the document notes that racism persists and protests continue.

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The document outlines the history of slavery and civil rights in the United States, beginning with the introduction of slavery in 1619 and culminating in significant events such as the Civil War, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the March on Washington in 1963. It highlights key figures like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as the ongoing struggles against racial segregation and discrimination. Despite improvements in living conditions for African Americans, the document notes that racism persists and protests continue.

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1) It’s all begon with slavery one thousand six hundred nineteen in the

US. Abraham Lincoln was this president who abolished slavery in the
United States. He presided over the United States from one thousand
eight hundred sixty-one to one thousand eight hundred sixty-five.

2) This one thousand eight hundred seventys engraving depicts an


enslaved woman and young girl being auctioned as property.
Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries people were kidnapped from
the continent of Africa, forced into slavery in the American colonies
and exploited to work as indentured servants and labor in the
production of crops such as tobacco and cotton. By the mid-19th
century, America’s westward expansion and the abolition movement
provoked a great debate over slavery that would tear the nation apart
in the bloody Civil War.

3) After the United States Civil War, state governments that had been
part of the Confederacy tried to limit the voting rights of black citizens
and prevent contact between black and white citizens in public places.
Here, an African-American man drinks from a water fountain
marked "colored" at a streetcar terminal in Oklahoma City,

4) We can see the Little Rock Nine with young students who shattered
racial segregation. Sixty years ago, nine teens braved violent protests
to attend school after the supreme court outlawed segregation – but
racial separation is not over in the US

5) Rosa Parksmass protest against the bus system


of Montgomery, Alabama, by civil rights activists. Supreme decision
declaring that Montgomery’s segregation laws on buses were
unconstitutional. Martin Luther King into the spotlight as one of the
most important leaders of the American civil rights movement.

6) The March on Washington, which took place on August 28, one


thousand nine hundred sixty-three, was one of the largest civil rights
rallies in US history, and one of the most famous examples of non-
violent mass direct action. At the march, Martin Luther King, Jr.
delivered his inspirational “I Have a Dream” speech, which envisioned
a world where people were judged not by the color of their skin, but by
the content of their character.

7) Civil rights activists marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in


March one thousand nine hundred sixty-five. On March 7, one
thousand nine hundred sixty-five, six hundred activists set out on a
march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery to peacefully protest the
continued violations of African Americans’ civil rights.

8) The Civil Rights Act, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July


2, one thousand nine hundred sixty four, marks the end of segregation
by prohibiting all discrimination based on race, religion, sex
throughout the United States. Martin Luther King met President
Lindsay Johnson on March 7, one thaousand nine hundred sixty-five.
This marks the first step towards an involvement of the President in
favor of the struggle for civil rights.

9) Living conditions have improved significantly since the one thousand


nine hundred sixtyth. A black middle class has emerged and is
growing, active and present in businesses, universities, and the
federal administration. But there is still racist and people continu to
protest against.

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