资料Freedom for Black Americans From Lincoln to Martin Luther King.docVIP

Freedom for Black Americans: From Lincoln to Martin Luther King Time Range: From Lincoln to Martin Luther King( from Civil War to Civil Rights Movement) 对象：Black Americans Its origin: Since the 17th century, the blacks were shipped to America and the total number was up to 400 thousand. After that, the tragedies fell on the black people one after another. Historically, whites dominated the American society all the time despite the Civil War as well as the substantial efforts made by Lincol n and Martin Luther King. Even though the legislation has attempted to alleviate inequality in America, freedom still remains a dream. Advocation for equality and freedom = a meaningless and boring slogan. In my opinion, up to now, freedom for Black Americans is still more a ideal than a fact. And since the long-standing complexity, it remains a long way to go. （The blacks exist as a minor race, but their contribution to America’s development can not be devaluated.） Two questions: Q1: Have Black Americans gained freedom ? Q2: Is freedom realistic for Black Americans? For the Q1: NO 表现在： 独立战争时： Lincoln 内战前：a new EXPANSIVE era in American history. 西进运动 + 大量移民迁入 = “a country of beginnings, of projects, of designs, of expectations.” = The fertile economic environment during the antebellum era helped foster the egalitarian idea that individuals (except African Americans, Native Americans, and women) should have an equal opportunity to better themselves and should be granted political rights and privileges. Ironically, numerous black Americans were still excluded to the periphery of the United States. 表现在： 内战中：黑人英勇地参与到战争 内战后：improved to some extent, but they still had to face unfair treatments from the whole society. Although the 14th Amendment had legalized their freedom, but they felt they were treated differently. A recent research shows that decades after the Civil Rights Movement, the disparities between White Americans and Black American