Unit3 Fairness For All
part three
the boycott continued successfully,but this made the white people very angry.they tried a lot of tricks to stop the boycott.however, all their tricks failed.
part four the montgomery bus boycott was a success and this led to the improvement of black people’s civil rights.
task five: summary
t: write a summary according to the tasks above. list the major events of the whole process and organize the whole passage in a well-designed way.
sample summary:
rosa parks, a black woman, got on a bus and sat in the fifth row. she was supposed to give seat to a standing white man, but she refused to do so. therefore, she was arrested. this unfair treatment made the black people very angry. king and other black people called on a bus boycott in montgomery. the bus boycott went smoothly and successfully. all the black people united as a whole and they went to work on foot or in taxis. a year later, the boycott met with hardships. the white businesses were suffering and they tried many tricks to stop the boycott. the houses of martin and other black leaders were bombed. but all their tricks failed. at last the boycott succeeded and it led to the improvement of black people's civil rights.
step v post-reading
task one: discussion
t: turn to page 24 and look at these sayings and discuss the changes in attitude towards the blacks. please try to explain why the politicians show different attitude towards the situation of the black people.
sa: men are created equal. this is american dream, and the dream inspired american people to strive for better living conditions for the whole nation. however, this dream was only intended for the white people in the past. the black slaves were only liberated after lincoln's emancipation proclamation was signed before the civil war.
sb: president andrew johnson wanted a government for white people because he looked down upon the black people, and his idea dominated the mainstream opinion of the white people. therefore in america citizens were divided into two classes, the first class --- the white and the second class--- the black.
sc: paul robeson was an outstanding black political leader, and his words represented the voice of black people. it was because of these outstanding black leaders that black people raised their awareness to fight for equality with the white people. declaration of independence was the nation's dream, and it was also for the black people. their effort led to the civil rights movement, which was the beginning to change black people's social position.