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gun in hand to protect themselves from the Ku Klux Klan. On 1 December 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, that the event occurred that would make it all a symbol, the outgoing of anonymity. Aged 42 years, Rosa rides the bus to her home after her workday. At that time, the rules were simple, it was forbidden for a black person to sit in the front. Blacks were confined to the back of the bus leaving the front seats to whites. If there were not enough places, blacks had to give theirs to the whites.

successful and influential "Back In Black," has achieved RIAA "Double Diamond" status, for sales in excess of 22 million copies in the United States, and is the U.S.'s fifth largest-selling album ever.  But the roots of AC/DC lie back in Australia, and before that Glasgow, Scotland, where Angus and Malcolm Young, the musical core of the band (and still the most formidable guitar team in rock history), were born (in 1958 and 1953, respectively).  In 1963, the Young family migrated to Sydney, Australia, where

Never forget Freedom is ours to get Together it’s better Cause we’re all brothers Remember history All the hangings in one territory Colored people victims of segregation A story of fear and domination Looking back in the past, looking back when it is fixed 1960 Georgia Washington Alabama Dark places in America All the same, all the pain, Each lynching in vain Slavery is abolished But remain established Segregation of the nation Well known as oppression Where freedom

groupe qui allait révolutionner l’histoire du hard rock: AC/DC. Quelques répétitions plus tard, les cinq copains scellent leur formation sur scène le 31 décembre 1973 et rentrent dans la légende. Après un premier disque en juin 1974 (Can I Sit Next To You Girl ?), AC/DC, dont la composition change déjà à plusieurs reprises, entame la tournée des boîtes de nuit. Puis ils s’adjoignent les services d’un manager, Michael Browning, et surtout d’un chauffeur, un certain Ronald Scott, qui deviendra peu

1 Ten-year-old Jim Burden is sent to live with his grandparents in rural Nebraska when his parents die. Jim and Jake Marpole, one of the Burdens' farm-hands, travel to Nebraska on the railroad together from the hills of Virginia. An immigrant family, the Shimerdas, is traveling to their destination as well. Like most other immigrants, the Shimerdas left their native Bohemia and moved to America for a better life. Like Jim, the Shimerdas have no one to turn to in a new, frightening place. Chapter

people in the streets eat hamburgers and donuts as readily as tostada or tacos. When we look back, we see how Spain and Mexico played a key role in the making of America: Florida was ceded by Spain in 1819; Texas and parts of New Mexico were annexed in 1845; California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and parts of Colorado were ceded by Mexico in 1848. The word “Hispanic” is a catchall term applying to very different people. They are dissimilar in their national origins, their races, their social milieu

Indian Reservation in the Dakota Territory. He was named Slon-He at birth, translated as "Slow" in standard Lakota language. In traditional Lakota fashion, he was given one of his father's names, Tȟatȟaŋka Iyotȟaŋka, translated as "Sitting Bull", due to a leadership role in a battle between the Lakota and Crow people. The event occurred when he was 14 years old, and led a charge and struck before the opposing Crow forces could, resulting in victory for the Lakota people without any fatalities. [edit]Red

WIDE SARGASSO SEA – SUMMARY PART ONE Narrated by Antoinette, Part One of Wide Sargasso Sea focuses on her childhood in Jamaica. Section one (p3 to 7) In this section Antoinette tells how her family and herself grow more and more isolated, after her father’s death. She lives in a place called Coulibri Estate with her mother, her handicapped brother Pierre, and three servants, Christophine, Godfrey and Sass. The Emancipation Act of 1833, i.e. the abolition of slavery, has left the family

reactions and feelings. In 1863, slavery was abolished in the USA thanks to the Civil War which began in 1861 and which was over in 1865. And during the reconstruction, the 14th Amendment gave blacks and whites the same rights. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court allowed blacks and whites to have separate facilities and services because of Souterners who didn't want black people to have the same rights as them. Consequently, black people were treated unequally and they were seperated from whites in schools

To Kill A Mockingbird The story takes place in Maycomb, a small town where everyone knows everyone. Like the narrator says a day equals 24 hours but they seem much longer. The narrator is a young girl called Jean Louise Finch. Her nickname is scout. She has a big brother named Jem. Her mother died when she was 2 so she does not remember her. Her father is a lawyer and his name is Atticus. Later on in the story he will have to defend a Negro.