《高级英语》课程PPT教学课件（第五册）UNIT 1 The Fourth of July

Unit 1 The Fourth of July

Unit 1 The Fourth of July -Audre Lorde

Historical Background ■ Slavery lasted from 1607 1865 13th Amendment Freed the slaves in 1865 (end of the Civil War) ■ 14th Amendment made African Americans US Citizens in 1867 15th Amendment gave all American men the right to vote in 1868

Historical Background ◼ Slavery lasted from 1607 – 1865 ◼ 13th Amendment Freed the slaves in 1865 (end of the Civil War) ◼ 14th Amendment made African Americans US Citizens in 1867 ◼ 15th Amendment gave all American men the right to vote in 1868

Racial Segregation NO COLOREDS ALLOWED

Racial Segregation NO COLOREDS ALLOWED

Definition: race n. Category of people labeled and treated as similar because of some common biological traits,such as skin color,texture of hair,and shape of eyes e.g:the Caucasian/Mongolian race

Definition: race n. Category of people labeled and treated as similar because of some common biological traits, such as skin color, texture of hair, and shape of eyes. e.g: the Caucasian/Mongolian race

Definition: seg're'ga'tion n. The act or policy of separating people of different races,religions or sexes and treating them in a different way. e.g:racial /religious segregation

Definition: seg·re·ga·tion n. The act or policy of separating people of different races, religions or sexes and treating them in a different way. e.g: racial /religious segregation

Racial Segregation in the United States De jure segregation-segregation by law-legal segregation through written laws This happens when laws require racial separation Or when the laws allow segregation

Racial Segregation in the United States ◼ De jure segregation-segregation by law- legal segregation through written laws ◼ This happens when laws require racial separation. Or when the laws allow segregation

Jim Crow Laws Laws that separated/segregated African Americans and other non-white racial groups from White Americans. ■ Some commonly s segregated spaces as a result of Jim Crow were: WHITE COLORED schools public areas transportation -restrooms 一 restaurants

Jim Crow Laws ◼ Laws that separated/segregated African Americans and other non-white racial groups from White Americans. ◼ Some commonly segregated spaces as a result of Jim Crow were: – schools – public areas – transportation – restrooms – restaurants

Plessy v.Ferguson,1896-"separate but equal" The Plessy decision made Jim Crow laws legal. Therefore,according to the Supreme Court. segregation is legal

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 – “separate but equal” ◼ The Plessy decision made Jim Crow laws legal. ◼ Therefore, according to the Supreme Court, segregation is legal

De jure Segregation In the South Formal segregation also existed in the North e.g:neighborhood restrictions job opportunities

De jure Segregation ◼ In the South ◼ Formal segregation also existed in the North e.g: neighborhood restrictions job opportunities

Racial Segregation in the United States De facto segregation -segregation in practice- unwritten segregation through customs,housing patterns,and traditions School segregation in the North was enforced. despite state laws outlawed its practice. Segregation and discrimination in housing,jobs, and more

Racial Segregation in the United States ◼ De facto segregation –segregation in practice￾unwritten segregation through customs, housing patterns, and traditions ◼ School segregation in the North was enforced, despite state laws outlawed its practice. ◼ Segregation and discrimination in housing, jobs, and more