Just the other day Nelson Mandela died. Called a 'terrorist' by Margaret Thatcher, and imprisoned for 27 years, he is now acclaimed as the leader who put an end to apartheid in South Africa.
L3: WATCH this BBC video
On Dec. 1st 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for civil disobedience: she refused to give up her seat to a white man:
- READ the story
- Chronology or The Civil Rights movement
- a video biography on the mother of the Civil Rights movement in America
On December 8th 1980, John Lennon was shot dead in front of his home
WATCH the BBC documentary on the day John Lennon was killed.
No comments:
Post a Comment