Web search:

Click on Websearch-civilrights to have access to the worksheet.

Links to the different websites:

I- History on the net: Black peoples of America.

II- Biography.com: Black History Timeline.

III- The Library of Congress: Photographs of Signs Enforcing Racial Discrimination.

IV- BBC News: US Civil Rights Movement in pictures.

V- Kansas State University: the lyrics of “We Shall Overcome”.

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VII- National Geographic News: Video: Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Icon.

Corrigé: blackpeoplecorr.

For a link to a more complete view of the photo, click HERE.

And here is an ad made by the Utah office of tourism:

For a different version of this ad  in a much bigger size, click HERE.

photo credit: Chuck “Caveman” Coker

Here are two links to the articles I used to tell you about the history of the blues: PBS and Allaboutjazz.

To answer the questions on your worksheet, use the following links and documents:

-Find information on “The Jazz Singer” on Filmsite.

- Find five synonyms of the word “film” on this link.

- Watch the trailer (= la bande annonce) of “Singing in the Rain”:

- Camera techniques: what are close shots, high-angle or low-angle shots? Find out on this website. (just look at the photos if the text is too complex for you).