现代大学英语2-Say-yes背景

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1、SAYYES--TobiasWolffABOUTTHERACISMIntheUnitedStates,blacksareaccountmorethanone-tenthofthetotalpopulation.MostblackpeoplearedescendedfromAfricanblacks,whowerebroughttotheUnitedStatesasslavesinthe17thand18thcenturies.theyhadbeenslavesbeforetheendoftheCivilWarofAmerica(1861-1865).In1863,Lincolniss

2、uedTheEmancipationProclamation(解放奴隶宣言),makingtheAmericanblackslaveryablishedandtheblacksfree.Althoughthediscriminationwaslegallyended,theracialdiscriminationwasstillwidspreadinsociety.Eventoday,theblacksinsomebigcitiesoftheUnitedStatesarefightingagainstthebadhousing,inferioreducation,poorhealth,

3、unequalemploymentopportunitiesandsoon.Thewhite&TheblackWhoishe?Saysomethingabouthimasmuchasyoucan!WiththeU.S.economicrecession,peopleofcolor,especiallyblackpeople'slivingconditionsfacingthegrowingthreatofethnicconflictsbecomemoreintense,morerampantracism...African-AmericanCivilRightsMovement(美国

4、黑人民权运动,非裔美国人民权运动，1955—1968）somepicturesaboutracism种族歧视漫画InWashington......Dr.MartinLutherKing...IhaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofGeorgiathesonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslave-ownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableofbrotherhood.Ihaveadreamthatmyfourchildrenwillonedayliveinanationwhe

5、retheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloriftheirskinbutbythecontentoftheircharacter.Ihaveadreamtoday.THANKYOU!---byGroup4