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MYTHS AND HEROES

Black is beautiful : from Jim Crow to Obama

Introduction :

I am going to talk about the notion of myths and heroes. First of all, I would like to give a definition of this notion. A heroe is seen as someone who does things that other people can't or won't do, a person who is admired for his courage or his outstanding achievement. To illustrate this, I have chosen to focus my thoughts on people who are really intent on making this a better place for all people. Aiming at answering this issue, I will exhibit the life of segregation heroes, which were living in the USA back in the 1950’s. So,  we can ask ourselves why segregation heroes are part of the American Dream ?

Body :The American dream means that all people living in the united states can, by his work, his courage, and his determination, be successful even started with nothing. And won't be judged by the color of his skin. And that we're all equal.
So, to start I would like to talk about Rosa Parks and tell her story. She is the starting point of the big movement which fought against segregation in the United States of America. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in a city bus in Montgomery. At that time, segregation was at its heigts, so Blacks had to respect Jim Crow Laws, which means that they were not allowed to mix with whites in public spaces and were sent to seperate schools.

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