Content tagged with Civil Rights:
What happens when a southern town's unspoken code of rules and behavior is shattered by three courageous women?
Few people have suffered more than the native Africans who were abducted from their home countries and brought across the Atlantic like animals to serve as slaves for white plantation owners in the southern states of America.
Unfortunately, the anti-discrimination legislation of the past few decades has not yet managed to totally banish racial discrimination in the US. Race riots still occur, for instance the Los Angeles Riots of 1992, the 2001 Cincinnati Riots, the 2005 Toledo Riot, the 2006 Fontana High School Riot, and the 2009 Oakland Riots.
Music has been a basic part of human life for thousands of years and is frequently associated with life’s changes. It is often associated with religious ceremonies and political movements or as a source of comfort.
Match these states (Texas, Florida, Louisiana and Georgia) with their official state name.
- The Sunshine State
- The Pelican State
- The Peach State
- The Lone-Star State
Which city in Florida houses Disney World? Ask if anyone in your class has visited Florida. Perhaps they have been to the Florida Keys, Miami or even the west coast. Did you know that Florida is a peninsula? Which two bodies of water surround Florida?
The American South is associated with a fertile climate. The prospect of owning huge tobacco and cotton plantations attracted European immigrants from the early 1600s. Plantation owners used slaves to labour in the vast fields.
Having this in mind, what are your thoughts when you ponder the title "Strange Fruit"?
