美国黑人文化

美国黑人文化 1:Hello,everyone.The topic of mine is:the culture of African Americans. When talking about the African Americans.We all know that they were called "Negro" at first,that's a derogatory term. It took a long time when they were called "Black People". And It didn't take very long when this word were changed into "African-American”.We can seen the changes of the status of the blacks from the change of what they were called. 2:This is a prief introduction of my presentition. As you can see,I will show you the cause,contents and the result of the African-American Civil Rights Movement first.And then some successful black people will be showed,too. 3:First,let's talk about the civil rights movement.The African-American Civil Rights Movement started in the year 1955,and it lasted for nearly 13 years(that means it ends in the year 1968).It was a non-violent protest.The black people in America were descendants of Africa peaple who were doomed to the United States by the European settlers. They were regarded as slaves at first.But things goes different on December 1, 1955, when the 42-year-old black woman Rosa Parks refused to stand up for the white on the bus, she opened a door for the blacks in America to fight for their basic rights. She was arrested immediately for her refusing to give up her seat to the white,but after this,in 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation on buses is a violation of the Constitution. 4:In the year 1957,Dr. Martin Luther King and his supporters formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, made the movement deep into all areas of life in southern. And then came the year 1958, 21 major cities in South US organized the black civil rights movement. Early May 1961, Congress of Racial Equality carried out "free passengers" movement. It was support by many whites,too.And gradually developed into a national movement,which forced the southern states cancelled the segregation on the bus system. 5:In March, 1963, Martin Luther King organized the demonstration in Birmingham,where racial segregation was extremely serious From then on,On August 28, 1963 250,000 people (1/4 of which were white)were organized to march to Washington, the request "was free immediately". And in 1964 President Johnson were forced to sign the"Civil rights Law". 6:Finally,They won.They were free at last! 7:The black American civil rights movement is a model of non-violence movement,It not only changed the life of the African Americans.It also have a profound impact on Americans' life and their concept of life.What's more important,it changed America from a country which was against the Black into a community which admit every citizen have equal rights. 8:Nowadays,The black is the main strength of American agriculture ; The black worker account for one third in the iron and steel industry,and about half in the automobile industry.They are great! Now I will show you some examples: 9:10:Speaking of the blacks,we may probably came up with the black music first. From jazz to rhythm blues, to rap music, black music contributes a lot to the United States.In the 1990s,we call the rap "Rap", while it's being called the Hip-Hop now. Actually,strictly speaking,Hip-Hop is a cultural species,it was produced early in the 1970's,when the hippie culture declined.it contains more than the content of rap music. Overall, Hip-Hop has three aspects: first,the Rap. The second is breakdancing, the hip-hop. The last aspect of it is graffiti art. 11:Here are two outstanding singers. Madlib( ) whose real name is Otis Jackson,come from a seaside town of Oxnard,forty kilometers from Los Angeles.When he was young,he was in contact with all kinds of music, from Jazz, Fusion, Blues to funk and soul oldies, and then his favorite--rap music.Later he become a professional and very famous Hip Hop musician. 12:Beyonce Giselle Knowles, a famous American pop singer. After her group "Destiny's Child" disbanded in 2002,she still devote herself to music.the excellent musical talent,the beautiful face, sexy body made her become the focus of the United States and the whole world In Less than a year's time, and she awarded the Grameen Grammy awards many times. 13:14:Then came the movie stars: Will Smith,born in September 25, 1968, is an American actor, film producer and rapper. He has enjoyed success in music, television and film. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor on the planet.That's really a great honor. 15:This is Denzel Washingtozel born in December 28, 1954,he is also an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer.Here are some information about him. 16:Sports stars of the black. The Black account for over 70 percent in American baskteball players. 17:Michael Jordan —— Man Of Strength Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963)By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."his nickname is "Air Jordan." Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances and three All-Star MVP, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.He is really cool. 18:This is the first but not the last Black President:Barack Obama,He is the man of power. 19:Barack Hussein Obama(born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his election to the presidency in November 2008. In October 2009, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In April 2011, Obama announced his intention to seek re-election in the 2012 presidential election. 20: That's all.Thank you for listening.