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Pre-reading tasks What are the special contributions of Abraham, John and Martin to the Americans? They all advocated black civil rights. How did they die? They were all assassinated. Knowledge of American geography the USA was divided after the Abolition Act (废除黑奴制法案): the Northern States supported it, while the Southern States disapproved of it. the Southern States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia) the Deep South states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and eastern Texas) Knowledge of Christianity When we learn a foreign language, we must also learn the culture of the speakers of that language. for historical reasons, many black slaves believed in Christianity, like Uncle Tom in Uncle Toms Cabin. Therefore, in black writings there are frequent references to Christianity. Knowledge of Christianity Some terms in this text are markedly Christian, like Methodist Minister, Bible, Quaker. Others refer to characters or places from Biblical stories, such as Moses who led the Jewish people out of slavery in Egypt, or Bethlehem, a holy city for Christians. Cultural Notes the civil rights movement: (in the US) the national campaign by African-Americans for equal rights, especially in the 1950s and 1960s. The campaign included boycotts (=refusals to buy particular products), the actions of freedom riders, and in 1963 a march to Washington led by Martin Luther King. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were also introduced as a result of the civil rights movement, which has helped to change the attitudes of many white Americans. Cultural Notes the Civil Rights Act of 1964: the US law that forced the southern states to allow African-Americans to enter restaurants, hotels, etc. which had been reserved for white people only and to end the practice of having separate areas for black and white people in theatres, trai