1. Slavery In The Americas
The Slave Trade began in the Americas in the 1400s. The spread of the British Empire encouraged the growth of this horrific trade.

10. The End of Slavery
After slavery was eventually abolished Black people began to campaign for equal rights. Unfortunately even today racism continues. From up to the present day people have continued to campaign against racism and to demand their civil rights
How many of these individuals do you know?

11. Jesse Owens
Despite having a very poor background he trained regularly in track events.
Throughout his career he suffered terrible prejudice.
Despite this he campaigned for equal rights and spoke out about racism.

12. Rosa Parks
In the 1950’s America was segregated. Black people were kept apart from Whites. They had to go to different schools, diners and on different parts of transport.
Rosa refused to move off of a white section of a bus and started a mass movement for the end of segregation.

13. Martin Luther King
MLK was one of the main leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
He wrote a very famous speech called , ‘ I have a dream’ which motivated many whites and blacks to demand equality

14. Malcolm X
Malcolm X was another famous leader from the civil rights movement. Whereas MLK used peaceful methods Malcolm X also used violent methods to get his message across.

15. Halle Berry
‘If people would just learn to look at everyone equally and stop trying to label one another the issue of what we are all made of would be null and void...We are all members of the same race, the HUMAN RACE!’

16. How about? John Barnes Sammy Davies Jnr Muhammed Ali Will Smith
John F Kennedy
Kelly Holmes
Nelson Mandela
Patrick Viera
Spike Lee

17. Make a speech to introduce and explain the impact of one of these key individuals on American Civil Rights
Key questions to answer:
Factfile about the life of their key person
What drove them to fight for the rights of black people?
What were/are their main beliefs? What did/do they fight for?
What are they/will they be remembered for?
Why is it important that we study them today?

18. TOP TIPS Individual work only (no groups) No PowerPoint background
File cards
Bullet points
Practise on your parents and friends
YOU WILL BE MARKED ON YOUR PRESENTATION SKILLS AS WELL AS THE CONTENT OF YOUR SPEECH!