高二英語 Unit 14 Freedom fighters教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)
2. dr martin luther king, jr.it was december 1955, and martin luther king, jr. had just received his doctorate degree in theology .he had moved to montgomery, alabama to preach(講道) at a baptist church. he saw there, as in many other southern states, that african-americans had to ride in the back of public buses. dr king knew that this law violated the rights of every african-american. he organized and led a boycott of the public buses in the city of montgomery. any person, black or white, who was against segregation(種族隔離) refused to use public transportation. those people who boycotted were threatened or attacked by other people, or even arrested or jailed by the police. after 382 days of boycotting the bus system, the supreme court declared that the alabama state segregation law was unconstitutional.african-americans were not only segregated on buses throughout the south. equal housing was denied to them, and seating in many hotels and restaurants was refused.in 1957,dr king founded the southern christian leadership conference(南方基督教領(lǐng)導(dǎo)會(huì)議) and moved back to his hometown of atlanta, georgia. this was the beginning of the civil rights movement. in the following years, he continued to organize non-violent protests against unequal treatment of african-american people. his philosophy remained peaceful, and he constantly reminded his followers that their fight would be victorious if they did not resort to bloodshed. nonetheless, he and his demonstrators were often threatened and attacked. demonstrations which began peacefully often ended up in violence, and he and many others were often arrested.the civil rights act of 1964 was passed. it was not the first law of civil rights for americans, but it was the most thorough and effective. the act guaranteed equal rights in housing, public facilities, voting and public schools. everyone would have impartial hearings(申訴的機(jī)會(huì)) and jury trials. a civil rights commission would ensure that these laws were enforced. dr martin luther king, jr. and thousands of others now knew that they had not struggled in vain. in the same year dr king won the nobel peace prize for leading non-violent demon stations.in 1968, dr martin luther king, jr. was assassinated while he was leading a workers’ strike in memphis, tennessee. white people and black people who had worked so hard for peace and civil rights were shocked and angry. the world was in deep sorrow at the loss of this man of peace.dr martin luther king, jr.’s death did not slow the civil rights movement. black and white people continued to fight for freedom and equality.