Slavery has existed since ancient times in many societies including 1760 BC Babylonia, Athens with two-fifths of the population enslaved, and ancient Rome where almost the entire population was enslaved at one point. The American Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 over the issue of slavery and states' rights, resulting in the freeing of slaves. After the war, Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation and discrimination against blacks until the civil rights movement of the 1950s-60s fought to outlaw such discrimination through events like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision.

1. Black history

2. Slavery Can be dated back to as early as 1760 BC, during the Code of Hammurabi Two-fifths of Athens were slaves Roman Republic among the first and most prominent ( almost whole population was enslaved) About 400,000 were enslaved in Rome Slaves are first found in the Babylonia

3. Slavery In to kill a mocking bird, the blacks were discriminated They worked as slaves I knew how slaves were treated Can understand the discrimination of the blacks better

4. The civil war The southern states are the American central- south district Abraham Lincoln proclaimed this war As he didn’t want slavery to be expanded Treated as rebellion

5. The civil war Fought on April 12, 1861 Confederate commander Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865 The deadliest war in America’s history

6. Jim Crow laws The name of the racial caste system It later became an anti-African American legislation Blacks didn’t liked it Went against everything they had in their race Yes it did surface in the book. That was when Tom Robinson did not actually raped the woman, but the jury still discriminated the blacks and voted him guilty

7. The civil rights movement Refers to the movement outlawing racial discrimination against African-American Begin and ended on 1955 and 1968 respectively The incidents that happened Brown v.s. Board of education Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Desegregating Little Rock Abraham Lincoln supported the movement It connected with the novel when Atticus wanted to help remove discrimination from the blacks and win the case for Tom Robinson

8. Montgomery Bus Boycott A protest campaign Most of the drivers and passengers were blacks Ensued when a black woman, Rosa Parks, did not give up her seat for a white woman Resulted in a crippling financial deficit for the Montgomery public transit system

9. ScottsBoro Trials Nine teenage boys were accused of a gang-rape crime they did not commit In the novel, Tom Robinson was also accused of a crime he did not commit Furthermore, the crime was also raping and both were treated only with a little more courtesy then a rapist

10. Traits a southern belle and gentlemen should have Ballroom dancing, needle work, culinary skills and refined language(for a belle) Be kind and honest, respect a lady ( for a gentlemen) In the novel, Atticus is a gentlemen and Calpurnia is a southern belle as they both have refined language. Furthermore, Atticus show respect to everyone while Calpurnia has good culinary skills In the novel, Bob Ewell is not a gentlemen as he did not show respect to a woman but instead trampled on her by raping her.

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12. Harper Lee Born in 1926 Studied law at the University of Alabama Soon decided to become a full time writer “To kill a mocking bird” is her only novel Completed in 1960 Won the Pulitzer prize Made into a film in 1962

13. References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery#History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAjimcrow.htm http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/what.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Bus_Boycott http://www.ehow.com/how_5740335_act-like-southern-gentleman.html