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Maya Angelou Introduction. Her life and work - long version.pptx
- 2. Brief African American History Middle Passage Slavery Segregation
- 3. The Atlantic slave trade The Triangular Trade was a three-step route used to trade captive Africans and sell them into slavery. • Step 1: involves taking manufactured goods from Europe to Africa in return for captive Africans that were subsequently forced into slavery. • Step 2: ”The Middle Passage” Africans are forcibly transported to the New World. • Step 3: return to Europe with the goods produced on slave plantations.
- 4. The Middle Passage From the 16th to the 19th centuries, millions of Africans were tranported to the New World. Slaves were packed beneath the deck of the ships as if they were considered as cargo. They were chained to each other most of the time.
- 5. Living conditions during The Middle Passage Slave ships had terrible living conditions. Africans were not considered as people and were thus treated as pieces of merchandise. Poor hygiene conditions lead to diseases like Smallpox, Yellow Fever and Dysentery. When too many slaves were sick, they would be thrown overboard and left to die at sea (insurance policy). Slaves would be beaten regularly, work all day on deck and were rarely given food or water. Many died before they arrived in America. Women would often be raped by crew members and forced to dance for them. Suicide and rebellions were frequent occurrences.
- 7. Once purchased Most slaves went to work on large plantations (farms) and were used out in the fields harvesting crops. The biggest “cash crops” were tobacco and cotton. Living and working conditions were horrendous. Worked all day long with little food and water, and were horribly treated (rape, lashes). Slaves were not taught to read (as knowledge is power).
- 8. Twelve Years a Slave (2013)
- 9. Abolition of Slavery The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: Was part of a compromise between Southern slave owners and Nothern free- soilers requiring escaped slaves to be returned to their owners. The Amancipation Proclamation: An Executive Order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1st, 1863 proclaiming all slaves in Confederate territory free. The 13th Amendment: Passed on December 6th, 1865 this Amendment to the Constitution officially outlawed slavery in the United States: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
- 10. 2008: Obama first African American president. 2012: birth of Black Lives Matter. 1954: birth of the Civil Rights Movement. 1964: end of Segregation. 1865: abolition of slavery. 1877: first Segregation laws. 1619: first African slaves brought to America.
- 11. • 1928: Maya Angelou’s birth
- 12. Biography Born on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Angelou was raised in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. In Stamps, Dr. Angelou experienced the brutality of racial discrimination, but she also absorbed the unshakable faith and values of traditional African-American family, community, and culture.
- 13. Biography Maya Angelou is one of the most important African American authors and orators of the twentieth century. Her achievements span over seven decades and showcase a wealth of talents, beginning in the early 1940s when she became San Francisco’s first female cable car conductor. Angelou then emerged as a singer and dancer in the 1950s and became an editor and writer in the 1960s. In the 1970s she began exploring her talents as an actress, director, poet and screenwriter. Author Poet Civil rights activist Women’s rights activist Professor World renowned speaker Actress Playwright Entertainer Producer and director
- 14. Biography Angelou’s highly acclaimed 1970 autobiography I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings became an important example of African American literature as it is the first volume of a series which chronicles the amazing journey of a young woman who overcame a childhood rape, made a pilgrimage to Africa, served as a civil rights activist and became a shining example of self- determination.
- 15. Chronology of autobiographies I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969): Up to 1944 (age 17) Gather Together in My Name (1974): 1944–48 Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976): 1949–55 The Heart of a Woman (1981): 1957–62 All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986): 1962–65 A Song Flung Up to Heaven (2002): 1965–68 Mom & Me & Mom (2013): overview
- 16. Biography In 1993, Angelou read “On the Pulse of Morning” at Bill Clinton's Presidential inauguration, a poem written at his request. It was only the second time a poet had been asked to read at an inauguration. In 1995, She recites her poem “A Brave and Startling Truth” at the 50th anniversary of the United Nations in June and also gives a reading at the Million Man March in Washington D.C. in October. Angelou died on the morning of May 28, 2014 at the age 86.
- 17. Maya Angelou's 3-Word Secret to Living Your Best Life Maya Angelou’s Words of Wisdom
- 18. Reading and Evaluation 3rd November: chapters 1-5 17th November: chapters 6-8 24rd November: chapters 9-12 1st December: chapters 13-15 8th December: test (details on modality and objectives will follow) We will talk about those chapters during the lessons so, please, make sure to read them!