Civil Rights Movement/Black Lives Matter

With the election of Barack Obama as the first Black president in 2008, Americans thought racism was a thing of the past. Some incidents have proven that it's still different to be black even in multicultural cities like Philadelphia or Harvard.

Racism isn't getting worse, it's getting filmed.
Will Smith

Task

1. Watch the documentary.
2. Search the internet for:
   1. Trayvon Martin
   2. Henry Louis Gates^(English)
3. What do you say about slogans like "Blue Lives matter" or "All Lives matter"? Write down your thoughts (about 80 words).

Civil Rights Movement

1. Slavery and civil war
2. Segregation
3. Montgomery Bus Boycott
4. Martin Luther King
5. Malcolm X & Black Power
6. Black Lives Matter

Weblinks

• Black Lives Matter^(English)
• blacklivesmatter.com/
• There are two Americas. In one, you can get arrested for sitting in a Starbucks. (Washington Post, 17.04.2018)