FOCUS NOW 2: pages 122-123

Ex. 1

1. Africans
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Billie Holiday
4. The Civil Rights Movement
5. Martin Luther King
6. Barack Obama

Ex. 2

1. Slavery existed until 1865 when Abraham Lincoln declared the end of it
2.  Martin Luther King leds it
3.  His election was so significant because he was the first African American president of the USA

Ex. 3

1865: end of the slavery

1870: African American became full citizen and men could vote

1955: Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man

1963: Martin Luther King gave his famous speech at Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

1964: Martin Luther King received the Nobel Peace Price

1968: Martin Luther King was assassinated

Ex. 4

1.  F
2.  T
3.  T
4.  T
5.  F
6.  T

Ex. 5

1.  E
2.  C
3.  B
4.  A
5.  D

Ex. 6

Martin Luther King’s dream isn’t a reality everywhere. In fact, in pour states in the world lots of black people are victims of racism. For example, in Africa’s states. But, also in rich state racism is present, in fact many months ago, in USA, a black man was first arrested and after killed by a white police officer.