4 Slavery to Civil Rights 美国概况 教学课件.pptVIP

1968 April 4 - Dr. Martin Luther King is shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. Diahann Carroll starred in the title role in “Julia”, as the first African American actress to star in her own television series where she did not play a domestic worker. Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists to symbolize black power and unity after winning the gold and bronze medals, respectively, at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games. First interracial kiss on American television, between Nichelle Nichols and William Shatner in “Star Trek”. 1975 April 30 - In the pilot episode of “Starsky and Hutch”, Richard Ward played an African-American boss of White Americans for the first time on TV. 1976 The novel “Roots: The Saga of an American Family” by Alex Haley is published. 1982 Michael Jackson releases “Thriller”, which has become the best-selling album of all time. 1983 Alice Walker receives the Pulitzer Prize for her novel “The Color Purple”. 1984 “The Cosby Show” begins, and is regarded as one of the defining television shows of the decade. 2001 Colin Powell becomes Secretary of State 2008 June 3 - Barack Obama receives enough delegates by the end of state primaries to be the presumptive Democratic Party of the United States nominee. August 28 - At the 2008 Democratic National Convention, in a stadium filled with supporters, Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. November 4 - Barack Obama elected 44th President of the United States of America, opening his victory speech with, If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.“ 2009 January 20 - Barack Obama sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. KEY POINTS After the Civil War it was a serious question whether slavery had been permanently abolished or whether some form of semi-s