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1、中考英语专项训练：时文阅读（材料一）你还记得马丁•路德•金的著名演说《我有一个梦想》吗？AbriefAfrican-Americanhistory(II)1920s：TheHarlemRenaissance哈勒姆文艺复兴Duringthe1920s,manyAfrican-Americanartists,poets,writersandmusiciansmovedtoHarlem,asectionofNewYorkCity.Theybecamewell-knownfortheirwriting,artandmu
2、sic.1954~1956：Fightingforcivilrights为民权而战Duringthe1950s,African-Americanleadersbegantousemarchestodefeatracistlaws.Theireffortsareknownasthecivilrightsmovement.1963~1965：MarchinWashington,D.C.华盛顿大游行OnAugust28,1963,therewasahugemarchinWashington,D.C.Itattract
3、edmorethan200,000marchers.Atthemarch,MartinLutherKingJr.*deliveredhisfamous“Ihaveadream”speech.Afterthemarch,KingandothercivilrightsleadersmetwithPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.In1964,theCivilRightsAct(《民权法案》)wassignedintolaw.ThelawguaranteedequalrightsforAfrican-Am
4、ericansinemployment,voting,andtheuseofpublicfacilities.1968：MartinLutherKingJr.iskilled马丁•路德•金遇刺In1968,MartinLutherKingJr.wasshotandkilledinMemphis(美国孟斐斯市).Hewas39yearsold.Since1986,thethirdMondayinJanuaryhasbeenMartinLutherKingJr.Day.ThenationhonorsKing’ssp
5、iritandthegreatstrideshemadetowardequalityforallAmericans.（材料二）2008年11月4日，这一天将会被载入史册……AbriefAfrican-Americanhistory(III)1972：Takingaffirmativeaction采取积极行动In1972,Congresspassedtwoimportantlaws.TheyhelpedincreasejobopportunitiesforAfrican-Americanworkers.Thela
6、wswerecalledaffirmativeactionlaws.Theyrequiredgovernmentsandpublicinstitutionstohiremoreminorities,includingAfrican-Americanandfemaleworkers.1983：JesseJacksonrunsforPresident杰西•杰克逊参加总统竞选In1983,JesseJackson*,afamouscivilrightsleader,announcedhisplantorunforPr
7、esident.Jacksonranin1984and1988.Jackson’stwocampaignswereimportantbecausetheyshowedthekeyroleAfrican-Americanpeopleplayedinnationalpolitics.
1995：TheMillionManMarch一百万人大游行OnOctober16,1995,about400,000people,mostlyAfrican-Americanmenandboys,participatedintheM
8、illionManMarch.ThemarchwasaimedaturgingAfrican-AmericanmentobeleadersintheircommunitiesandtoworktogethertoimprovelifeforallAfricanAmericans.2009：Achievingpoweringovernment奥巴马竞选总统成功November4,2008
