This document provides an overview of black history in the United States, including slavery, the Civil War, Jim Crow laws, the Civil Rights Movement, and key events and figures related to the fight for black civil rights. It discusses how slavery began in Africa and the rules slaves faced in America. It notes the South seceded from the North over slavery, leading to the Civil War. Jim Crow laws then legally enforced racial segregation and discrimination. The Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s fought for equal treatment of black Americans through nonviolent protest and civil disobedience. Key events discussed include the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Scottsboro trials. The document also provides brief biographies of Harper Lee and the characters

1. Done by:Tay Wei Sheng(26) (2P3)Black History

2. SlaveryStarted in the 1400sSlavery started in Africa and slaves came from thereMost slaves went to the Carribean while some went to North AmericaRules included not able to gather in groups of four or moreIf they were caught escaping, they would get beaten up or made crippled

3. SlaveryRules included not able to gather in groups of four or moreIf they were caught escaping, they would get beaten up or made crippledThey also had to accept everything their owner saidSlavery is related to “To Kill a Mocking Bird” as in both situations, blacks are inferiors to whitesWhites are free to do what they want unlike blacks

4. Civil WarSouthern states include South Carolina, North CarolinaGeorgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana, Virginia, Arkansas, and TennesseeAbraham Lincoln proclaimed war against the South, to stop slavery in the SouthThe war was from 1861 to 1865

5. Civil WarThe North managed to stop the South from establishing itself as an independent republicThe Civil rights and they novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird” both shows that everyone should have their own rights, including the blacks

6. Jim Crow LawsJim Crow laws were laws which restricted the civil rights of the blacksJim Crow laws were state or local laws which separated the Whites and Blacks

7. Jim Crow LawsHowever, the blacks were not happy as that would mean that the whites would have an advantage over the blacksSimilar because blacks were considered to be lower-class than the whites

8. Civil Rights MovementBegan in 1955, roughly in MayIt was caused by civil resistanceAugust 1955, Fourteen-year-old Chicagoan Emmett Till is visiting family in Mississippi when he is attacked, and dumped in the Tallahatchie River for allegedly whistling at a white woman1954, white students expected blacks to act like subordinates in Moton High school, things got out of control and caused a segregationThe civil rights movement is similar as both situations show that discrimination against the blacks could get out of control

9. Civil Rights MovementPresident John F. Kennedy supported itThe civil rights movement improved legal rights of the blacks, thus being equal as the restBoth were similar as the rights of blacks were fought for

10. Montgomery Bus Boycott and Scottsboro trialsRights of the blacks were fought for in the transport system, especially the busNine black teenaged boys accused of rape in Alabama in 1931Both are similar because blacks were accused of rape

11. Southern Belle and Southern GentlemanProper etiquette, penmanship, ballroom dancing, needle work (southern belle)Constant, admirable and endeavor(southern gentleman)Southern belle would just wait at home, doing little stuff

12. Atticus would be an example of a southern gentleman, as he is righteous and helpfulBob Ewell is not a southern gentleman as he is sly and cunningSouthern Belle and Southern Gentleman

13. Harper LeeBorn on 28 April 1926Studied in University of AlabamaMoved to New York City to fulfill her dream of being a writerHad two articles published: "Love - In Other Words" in Vogue, and "Christmas To Me" in McCall's

14. Harper LeeWon the Pulitzer Prize with her only novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird”, thus being significantThis novel is also very meaningful because it describes the impact of racism against the blacks