Black History Month

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• Middelbare school
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Today's schedule:

Black History Month

• What is it?
• Where did it originate?
• Why?
• Let's get to the bottom of it!

Black History Month

Wat houdt deze maand in? 

During this month we shed light on the people who are/were affected  African Diaspora.

We have to start from the beginning.....

Diaspora --> verspreiding over de wereld 

Who is this man?

Who is this lady?

How did Black history month originate?

Black History Month is a month set aside to learn to honor and celebrate the achievements of black men and women throughout history. This is celebrated in America and Canada in February and for the UK it is in October.

African slaves and descendants had to work as slaves on the plantations of the white men/women

slavery

17th/18th/19th century

Abolished slavery

In the Netherlands as well as the United States

1863 

Abraham Lincoln 

Jim Crow laws until 1965 

Rosa Parks 

Vertel/kijk verhaal over Rosa 

Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005)

- 1950s America

- Public transport rules

- In 1955 Rosa Parks refused to get up

- Arrested for breaking law

- Started a movement: a boycott!

- Through her action became a law

adopted for public transport

Black History Month

Started in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson

Main goal: recognition and importance for black 

history, which wasn't included in regular (white) books and taught in public schools in the USA.

BHM in Netherlands is in October. 

Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968)

-Pastor / Activist

- African American Civil Rights

- "I have a dream!"

- Shot and killed

- Became a symbol of the

fight for equal rights

Barack Obama (1961)

-First black president

- "Change will come"

- Seen as victory for

Black Community

- Fantastic speaker

- Considered one of the most

successful presidents

Malcolm X 

Malcom X (Little echte achternaam --> slavenachternaam) 

geweldadige jeugd, gevangenis etc etc 

woordvoerder nation of Islam (moslimorganisatie VS) 

Streed voor gelijke rechten zwart en wit 

gedood in1965

George Floyd (1973 - 2020)

- Horrific event

- Situation shows that racism

isn't gone and it's built in

sits in the state/society

- "I can't breathe"

- Black Lives Matter movement

Name people who you think were important for black history
You can name people outside the US as well...

Have you ever been treated badly because of the way that you look
Antwoord komt anoniem in beeld!