Outline for the Introductory Speech
Prologue
Attention Grabber:
• Asking the audience, a rhetorical question about the black lives matter movement. Perhaps if they ever came across the term on social media or in newspaper articles.
History:
• What is black Lives Matter? o Black lives matter is an organization, a movement, and a rallying cry for racial justice. It became a chapter-based national organization working against police violence and anti-black racism. o Black Lives Matter was founded by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi as a hashtag and a political project after the release of George Zimmerman in the 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin. o Since 2013, Black Lives Matter has moved from social media stages to the streets. Transforming into an organization and a movement that gained major recognition during demonstrations after …show more content…
o Trayvon Martin was an unarmed American 17-year-old killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012. After a lot of different burglaries and robberies, the residents of the community where Martin resided decided they needed to appoint a neighborhood watch in September 2011. George Zimmerman, one of the residents, was chosen as the program coordinator. o Zimmerman guarded the streets regularly and was licensed to carry a firearm. From the time Zimmerman got appointed the position in 2011, he had called police several times to state he had seen individuals whom he had believed were suspicious. All of the reported individuals were black males. o On February 26, Zimmerman saw Martin, who had just left the gas station after purchasing skittles and iced tea. Zimmerman called the police department at 7:11 PM to report a "suspicious guy," once again. Martin was last seen walking between homes and starting to run. The dispatcher told Zimmerman not to get out of his car, but follow Martin. Zimmerman disregarded the instructions and began making his own
Prologue
Attention Grabber:
• Asking the audience, a rhetorical question about the black lives matter movement. Perhaps if they ever came across the term on social media or in newspaper articles.
History:
• What is black Lives Matter? o Black lives matter is an organization, a movement, and a rallying cry for racial justice. It became a chapter-based national organization working against police violence and anti-black racism. o Black Lives Matter was founded by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi as a hashtag and a political project after the release of George Zimmerman in the 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin. o Since 2013, Black Lives Matter has moved from social media stages to the streets. Transforming into an organization and a movement that gained major recognition during demonstrations after …show more content…
o Trayvon Martin was an unarmed American 17-year-old killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012. After a lot of different burglaries and robberies, the residents of the community where Martin resided decided they needed to appoint a neighborhood watch in September 2011. George Zimmerman, one of the residents, was chosen as the program coordinator. o Zimmerman guarded the streets regularly and was licensed to carry a firearm. From the time Zimmerman got appointed the position in 2011, he had called police several times to state he had seen individuals whom he had believed were suspicious. All of the reported individuals were black males. o On February 26, Zimmerman saw Martin, who had just left the gas station after purchasing skittles and iced tea. Zimmerman called the police department at 7:11 PM to report a "suspicious guy," once again. Martin was last seen walking between homes and starting to run. The dispatcher told Zimmerman not to get out of his car, but follow Martin. Zimmerman disregarded the instructions and began making his own