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ces « individus » comme des illuminés, des utopistes dont les rêves ne se réaliseraient jamais. Et pourtant… Grâce à leur force, leur envie de réussir, leur ténacité, leurs rêves sont devenus réalités. Leurs rêves avaient leur place dans le monde . « I have a dream » ; qui ne connaît pas cette phrase prononcée un jour par Martin Luther King face à une Amérique qui n’imaginait pas qu’un jour leur président serait un homme de couleur. M.L.K, lui, il y a cru ; sa lutte contre le racisme a porté ses

citizen to the board of Education of a city in Kansas, Brown wanted a white only school but was refuses, opposed to the civil rights. - 1955: Montgomery Bus boycott, Rosa Park who refused to go to the back, was arrested - 1963: Birmingham clash, MLK “I have a dream”, LBJ (Lyndon Baines Johnson) address to Congress, speech given in Congress the day after a demonstration in Birmingham was stopped by police and caused casualties - 1964: Civil Right Act, makes illegal to discriminate on the basis of

Level 5 I have a dream: The “I have a dream” speech by Martin Luther King is one of the most influential speeches in all time. This speech is a masterpiece of rhetoric, King used metaphors to enhance the meaning of his speech and bring out the details. Those metaphors helped him to influence his listeners and to picture in their mind what he was saying. King said in his speech:”the life of the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination”

musics to the English producers. Their first album,"C atch-A-Fire", announces the beginning of a big success, in the unity, the justice, for the poverty and the independence of Africa. The second album, "Burnin", with songs popular "Get Up Stand Up", "I shot the Sheriff" and " No. Woman No Cry " they are international tubes. In 1976(nineteen seventy six), Bob Marley is victim of an assassination attempt, He goes out of it alive. It is not the human madness which killed, it is the disease. Bob knows

Rastafari movement to a worldwide audience.[1] Marley's music was heavily influenced by the social issues of his homeland, and he is considered to have given voice to the specific political and cultural nexus of Jamaica.[2] His best-known hits include "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Song", "One Love" and, together with The Wailers, "Three Little Birds",[3] as well as the posthumous releases "Buffalo Soldier" and "Iron Lion Zion". The

activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, serving as its first president. King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work

une idée, un idéal, une morale… L’engagement d’un homme se fait de diverses façons. Dans la partie I je vous démontrerai pourquoi il est utile et intéressant de s’engager et pour quelles causes. Dans la partie II je vous présenterai les divers moyens de s’engager, 1)la littérature, 2)l’art, 3) les actes sociaux par la parole et l’action. Puis une conclusion pour répondre à cette question. I Un engagement intéressant et utile Cet engagement pour une cause morale, sociale ou politique

créature d’un triomphe historique sur la haine, le triomphe de Rosa Parks la couturière de Montgomery qui refusa de céder sa place à un homme blanc dans un bus. Assez des lois raciales, assez de l’humiliation ! « That it was the very last time that I would ever ride in humiliation of this kind ». Vous êtes la créature d’un triomphe historique sur la haine. Ils sont les artisans et les légataires de la haine.  A quoi bon leur redire votre crédo d’Accra : « Le continent n’a pas besoin d’hommes forts

tel le Boycott des bus de Montgomery pour défendre le droit de vote, la déségrégation et l'emploi des minorités. Il prononce un discours célèbre le28 août 1963 devant le Lincoln Memorial à Washington durant la marche pour l'emploi et la liberté : « I have a dream » (Je fais un rêve). Il est soutenu par John F. Kennedy dans la lutte contre la discrimination raciale ; la plupart de ces droits seront promus par le « Civil Rights Act » et le « Voting Rights Act » sous la présidence de Lyndon B. Johnson

leadership in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. He led the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. He organized nonviolent marches to protest segregation and racial injustice. This peaceful means of protest is known as passive resistance. His 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech dealing with peace and racial equality is one of the most powerful speeches in American history. Dr. King was assassinated by a gunman in 1968. Between 1957 and 1968, King traveled over six million miles and spoke over twenty-five