Activity 3: “I Have a Dream” [6 points]
Martin Luther King Jr was a Christian minister in the United States of America (USA) in the 1950s and 1960s. He spent much of his life fighting for equality (equal rights) for people of colour. At the time, there were laws that kept black and white people separated - they went to different schools, used different toilets, and even sat in different parts of a bus and ate in different areas of a restaurant. This was called ‘segregation.’
Dr King did not agree with these laws and he led many protests against them. He was joined in his protests by many people, including an African American woman named Rosa Parks. In 1955, Rosa boarded a bus in Alabama (USA) and when the bus filled up with people, she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. You can read about this famous incident here and watch a video about Rosa Parks here.
The brave actions of people like Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks were instrumental in changing the way that African Americans (people of colour) were treated in the United States.
the problem was they had to be separated from opposite color for so long and nothing was changing
Rosa had made protest against the problem and joined in there peoples problems which helped a lot
ReplyDeleteTalofa Courtney,
Thank you for doing week two, day two, activity three. I enjoyed reading what you’d learnt about Rosa Parks. She was an incredibly brave woman wasn’t she!? If she was alive today, what would be one question you’d like to ask her?
You’ve done the activity correctly Courtney, however I think you have the potential to add more detail and information. You seem super smart and creative, could you have a go at re-doing these activities, in order to get the full points? Have another look at the activity instructions and add some more writing and detail.
Thanks for blogging and I look forward to reading your edited post!
Eliza :)