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The Start of Freedom: Black Civil Rights and History

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The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and subsequent Black Civil Rights movement shaped American history through centuries of struggle, resistance, and eventual progress towards equality. This comprehensive overview explores the journey from the brutal Triangle Trade System to the emergence of pivotal civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

Key aspects include:

  • The transportation of approximately 4 million Africans into slavery between 1600-1807
  • Development and eventual abolition of the slave trade system
  • Key figures in the abolition movement including Thomas Clarkson and Frederick Douglas
  • Evolution of civil rights activism from the 1950s-1960s
  • Significant events like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and March on Washington
  • Impact of segregation laws and their eventual dismantling

25/07/2023

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Trans-Atlantic slave trade and Black Civil Rights in the USA: It is thought that as many as four million Africans were
captured, transported

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Civil Rights Movement and Key Events

The second page focuses on the timeline of crucial events in both the abolition of slavery and the later civil rights movement, particularly highlighting the period of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X civil rights activism.

Definition: The Civil Rights Movement was a campaign for black civil rights and equality in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s.

Highlight: The timeline spans from the American Civil War (1861-1865) through to the publication of Alex Haley's "Roots" in 1976, encompassing major civil rights milestones.

Vocabulary:

  • Jim Crow Laws: Legislation enforcing racial segregation in southern United States
  • Segregation: The practice of separating whites and blacks in the American South
  • Lynching: Execution without legal authority, often racially motivated

Example: The 1955 murder of Emmett Till and Rosa Parks' arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal moment in civil rights history.

Quote: "Martin Luther King assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis Tennessee" marks one of the most tragic moments in civil rights history in 1968.

Trans-Atlantic slave trade and Black Civil Rights in the USA: It is thought that as many as four million Africans were
captured, transported

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The Origins and Structure of Slavery

The first page outlines the fundamental aspects of slavery in America and introduces key historical figures who shaped both the Origins of the abolition movement and Black Civil Rights. The Triangle Trade System and Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade history involved the forced transportation of millions of Africans to the Americas between 1600 and 1807.

Definition: The Triangle Trade System consisted of trading routes between Britain, Africa, and the Americas, forming a triangular pattern of commerce that included the slave trade.

Highlight: An estimated 3-4 million Africans were captured and transported from the Guinea Coast to the Americas during this period.

Vocabulary:

  • Abolition movement: Campaign to end slavery in the US and Great Britain
  • Middle Passage: The Atlantic crossing endured by captured slaves
  • Plantation: Large agricultural establishment worked by enslaved people

Example: The story of Thomas Pellow, a Cornish youth who became a Barbary slave, provides a unique perspective on the complexity of historical slavery systems.

Quote: "It is thought that as many as four million Africans were captured, transported off the Guinea Coast and sold into a life of slavery in the Americas between 1600 and 1807."

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The Start of Freedom: Black Civil Rights and History

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Olamide

@olamide_26

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727 Followers

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The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and subsequent Black Civil Rights movement shaped American history through centuries of struggle, resistance, and eventual progress towards equality. This comprehensive overview explores the journey from the brutal Triangle Trade System to the emergence of pivotal civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

Key aspects include:

  • The transportation of approximately 4 million Africans into slavery between 1600-1807
  • Development and eventual abolition of the slave trade system
  • Key figures in the abolition movement including Thomas Clarkson and Frederick Douglas
  • Evolution of civil rights activism from the 1950s-1960s
  • Significant events like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and March on Washington
  • Impact of segregation laws and their eventual dismantling

25/07/2023

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Trans-Atlantic slave trade and Black Civil Rights in the USA: It is thought that as many as four million Africans were
captured, transported

Civil Rights Movement and Key Events

The second page focuses on the timeline of crucial events in both the abolition of slavery and the later civil rights movement, particularly highlighting the period of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X civil rights activism.

Definition: The Civil Rights Movement was a campaign for black civil rights and equality in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s.

Highlight: The timeline spans from the American Civil War (1861-1865) through to the publication of Alex Haley's "Roots" in 1976, encompassing major civil rights milestones.

Vocabulary:

  • Jim Crow Laws: Legislation enforcing racial segregation in southern United States
  • Segregation: The practice of separating whites and blacks in the American South
  • Lynching: Execution without legal authority, often racially motivated

Example: The 1955 murder of Emmett Till and Rosa Parks' arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal moment in civil rights history.

Quote: "Martin Luther King assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis Tennessee" marks one of the most tragic moments in civil rights history in 1968.

Trans-Atlantic slave trade and Black Civil Rights in the USA: It is thought that as many as four million Africans were
captured, transported

The Origins and Structure of Slavery

The first page outlines the fundamental aspects of slavery in America and introduces key historical figures who shaped both the Origins of the abolition movement and Black Civil Rights. The Triangle Trade System and Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade history involved the forced transportation of millions of Africans to the Americas between 1600 and 1807.

Definition: The Triangle Trade System consisted of trading routes between Britain, Africa, and the Americas, forming a triangular pattern of commerce that included the slave trade.

Highlight: An estimated 3-4 million Africans were captured and transported from the Guinea Coast to the Americas during this period.

Vocabulary:

  • Abolition movement: Campaign to end slavery in the US and Great Britain
  • Middle Passage: The Atlantic crossing endured by captured slaves
  • Plantation: Large agricultural establishment worked by enslaved people

Example: The story of Thomas Pellow, a Cornish youth who became a Barbary slave, provides a unique perspective on the complexity of historical slavery systems.

Quote: "It is thought that as many as four million Africans were captured, transported off the Guinea Coast and sold into a life of slavery in the Americas between 1600 and 1807."

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Knowunity is the #1 education app in five European countries

Knowunity has been named a featured story on Apple and has regularly topped the app store charts in the education category in Germany, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Join Knowunity today and help millions of students around the world.

Ranked #1 Education App

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Google Play

Download in

App Store

Knowunity is the #1 education app in five European countries

4.9+

Average app rating

13 M

Pupils love Knowunity

#1

In education app charts in 12 countries

950 K+

Students have uploaded notes

Still not convinced? See what other students are saying...

iOS User

I love this app so much, I also use it daily. I recommend Knowunity to everyone!!! I went from a D to an A with it :D

Philip, iOS User

The app is very simple and well designed. So far I have always found everything I was looking for :D

Lena, iOS user

I love this app ❤️ I actually use it every time I study.