LESSON 1

The United States and Slavery

TEXT

VIDEO

PICTURES

PROJECT

Slavery in the U.S. became a central political and moral issue, leading to the Civil War and its abolition. However, black Americans faced continued discrimination through segregation and Jim Crow laws until the Civil Rights Movement fought for change.

Audio / Video

Slave trade

Strange fruit

Frederick Douglass

The United States and Slavery - text

Slaves and slaveowners - Text

Rise of the abolition movement - text

Emancipation and freedom - Text

William Lloyd Garrison - text

Civil War - text

Exercises

Checkpoint

Prepare for the test and answer questions about the lesson.

Let's summarize

Complete the text and write down the summary of the lesson

Vocabulary

Exercise yourself and complete the vocabulary list before the test.

Podcast

The United States and Slavery

Workbook

In this section, you can find the pages of the lesson extracted from the textbook "My English Class Seconde"

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