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Slavery I: Beginnings, numbers, life as a slave 

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Slavery I: Beginnings, numbers, life as a slave 

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Slavery II: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War  

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Slavery II: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War  

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The Civil War last from 1861 - 1865. It was a war between the south states and the industrialized Northern. The Northern wanted to end the slavery in of the United States. The war became the bloodiest war in American history. The slavery had been outlawed (Forbudt) in the Northern states.

Abraham Lincoln was a republican who was selected as President in 1860. Abraham Lincoln was president during the Civil War. He led the nation thought the American Civil War. He succeeded among other things with abolish (afskaffe) slavery and modernizing the U.S economy. He died April 15, 1865 (aged 56) after his was killed / murdered. Lincoln was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play.

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Slavery III: The 13th Amendment and “black codes” 

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Slavery III: The 13th Amendment and “black codes” 

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the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in America after the American civil war.

The purpose of the 13th Amendment was at first, to prevent another civil war from happening. Many lives were lost. Homes, cities, towns, etc. Were destroyed. Nobody wanted another Civil War to happen. So, the 13th Amendment was proposed, passed, and added to the U.S constitution.

Black codes were restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War. Black Codes restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy land. This was typically done through so-called non-attached bans – it made it illegal for blacks not to have a job. All African Americans had to be able to always present a work contract valid for a certain period. If they could not, they were sentenced to forced labour.

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Jim Craw was a fictional figure who was made for entertainment for the white people. The Creator of Jim craw was Thomas D. Rice, he painted himself black and then acted foolish. This act was made to make fun of the black people and make the white people entertained.

This entertainment figure Jim Crow named the laws who the black people was under from 1877 to the civil rights movement in 1950. The laws were called “Separate but equal”where black and white people wasn’t allowed to use the same things. For example, drinking fountains.

Black and white people wasn’t allowed to use the same things like benches, schools, restaurants and so on.

The “separate but equal” quote where made to excuse the separation, because the white people meant that blacks and white had equal rights, but they were just separated from the white.

The reality wasn’t quite like that. Often the things black people were allowed to use was in poorly shape in comparing to the white peoples things.

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Emmett Till was a young boy, he was 14 years old. He was an Afro-American, who was abducted, tortured, and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of insulting a white woman named Carolyn Bryant.

He was born on July 25, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S, and died August 28, 1955, in Drew, Mississippi, U.S.

His funeral was public, with an open casket, held at the Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ.

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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott 

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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott 

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Rosa parks was a black activist known for her refusal to surrender her seat to a white man, because the 'white section' was full. She was an active member of the National Association for the Advancement of colored people, and had participated in other civil rights actions before her arrest. Her refusal to surrender her seat sparked The Montgomery Bus Boycott, which was a poltical aswell as social protest againt the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system. This was a turning point in the civil rights movement, of which she became an icon in the fight for equality.
She received awards for her actions including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and tge Congressional Gold Medal.

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Malcolm X was a Black Rights activist. He Was Muslim and a member of the orginasation, Nation of Islam, where he was leader of a mosque. His methods were very aggresive towards non blacks. An Example of this, was when John F. Kennedy was shot, Malcolm X Publicly said that he deserved it because he was white.

Martin Luther King:
He was American Black activist in USA. He was a Priest. he also wants to challenge the system in USA in how they treated black people. some of the most importants for him, was getting the same rights for black and white people in USA.

Most important cases for Martin Luther King:​

Abolition of racial segregation ​

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During the 1960s, the group called the Black Panther Party, a radical African American militant organization was formed with the aim of eradicating both racism and capitalism. The Black Panther Party was involved in violent riots in major cities. founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, California. The party was active in the United States between 1966 and 1982, with chapters in many major American cities, including prisons. the party's core practice was its open carry patrols ("copwatching") referring to the practice of visibly carrying a firearm, designed to challenge the police brutality. The Black Panther Party created social programs, education programs, and community health clinics. The Black Panther Party advocated for class struggle, equality between races and claiming to represent the proletarian vanguard.

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Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and the Ferguson Riots 

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Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and the Ferguson Riots 

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Trayvon Martin

Trayvon and his dad, were on their way, to visit, His dad’s fiancé. On the way, Trayvon got shot off George Zimmerman.

George Zimmerman was voluntary on the neighbourhood watch. He was exonerating of a killing of Trayvon Martin.

After Trayvon Martins dead:

-       Several students at his high school held a walkout, to show their support.

-       An online petition was made to call for a prosecution of Zimmerman.

-       Florida re-examined the state’s self-defence law

Michael Brown

Shot and killed on August 9 2014.

He and his friend were accused of robbing a convenience store. An officer named Wilson Confronted Michael and his friend. The confrontation turned into attacks. Brown was shot by Wilson.

Ferguson Riots

Began the day after Michael Brown.

It was a series of protest in Ferguson.

In the protest there was including

-       Vandalization

-       Theft

-       Assault

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The George Floyd protests and #BlackLivesMatter 

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The George Floyd protests and #BlackLivesMatter 

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George floyd was arrested and killed may 25 2020 in police custody. His death led to some of the largest Black lives matter demonstrations around the world. all police officers were fired and Derek Chauvin was charged with second degree murder. the united kingdom had the largest protest in the world even before George Floyd, protesters were already galvanized by a death in their own country. a black woman was killed beacuse of covid 19 after saying a white man spat on her. police closed the case citing a lack of evidence, which mobilized a first wave of protests. The take a knee movement, also started beacuse Floyd's death by Chauvin's knee. that is why its kalled to take a knee

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Rodney King was a taxi driver who was assaulted by four police officers, three were white and one wasn’t. this started huge problems in Los Angeles and started many riots and political protests. Even though Rodney King was the victim, he was charged with “Felony Evading”, but the charges were dropped. The four police officers didn’t get the punishment they deserved, and that was the part that started the huge problem. All of this started the “Los Angeles Riots”. This was a huge thing, that eventually lead to black lives matter. Alle of this was a good start, so people know, how big this problem was and still is today.