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=Personal Research Template DANA's Page to Play= (i.e., text, graphic, sound, video) || **Brief Summary / Description of Resource** || Source #1 || August Wilson's "Fences" || text || This is an over view of the play "fences". Gives a summary of the play. It also tells about the importance of the setting and what the word fences means. The article goes thru and it explains the important terms of the play and what they stand for. || Source #1 || August Wilson || text || This article is a biography of August Wilson. It gives a detailed description of his early years. it also tells how he was important to the literary world. The article has a detailed description of other works. || Source #1 || 1950 – 1959 World History || text and pictures || This is an outline of evrything that happend in the 1950's. The website breaks it down year by year. In each year the most important events that happend in the world are summerized. There are link to go on to get more information pictures are also included.
 * **Topic** || **Title of Website with Link** || **Type of Media**
 * **Commentary on the Play**
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 * **Biographical Information**
 * on August Wilson**
 * Source #2 || August Wilson, The Art of Theater No. 14 || text || Brief biography of August Wilson. It also talks about his other literature. Worked hard to make people aware of black issues in the theater. article continues to talk about interests and jobs that. The article ends with an interview by Bonnie Lyons, George Plimpton. ||
 * **General History of the**
 * Period 1950-1959**

__The 1950’s start with the end of World War 2. The President is Harry Truman, he is president until 1952. In the beginning, President Truman approved production of the hydrogen bomb and the Korean War starts. The Korean War ends in 1953. Dwight D. Eisenhower who was commander in chief of the armed forces for the United States during World War 2 becomes president. He was president until the rest of the decade.__ __Some fun facts about this decade were that the average salary was only $2,992. The cost of a loaf of bread was 14 cents. Rock and Roll started during this decade with people like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley. At first rock and roll records were sold mainly to black customers. It was Chuck Berry who first appealed to blacks and whites.__ __There were new advances during this decade. Television helped spread the popularity of Rock and Roll. President Harry Truman did the first transcontinental speech on Sept.4, 1951. With Civil rights Rosa Parks, is a black women who for the first time refuses to give up her seat to a white person. Medically, Polio vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk. In space, the first U.S. satellite was launched. The first jet airline service was begun by National airlines between New York City and Miami. Finally in 1959 Alaska and Hawaii become 49th and 50th states.__ || Source #1 || ** Civil Rights for Minorities ** || text and pictures || This website give information about black soliders after the war. They were not granted full rights. Many blacks decided to move to the cities. The article gives real life examples of blacks after the war. some felt the war helped brake up discrimination. || Source #1 || the untold truth documentary || video || This is a 6 minute video about the Negro League Baseball. It shows us a documentory about the first black baseball players. || Source #1 || Black Books ||  || This article gives alot of information about black writers. it starts off with the fits american black writer. Contains information about Booker T. Washington. Information about the Harlem Renaissance writers with links are found. Information about black activest in the civil rights movement. There are links with more information. || Source #1 || A Brief Guide to the Harlem Renaissance || text || This is a summary of the Harlem Renaissance. Talks about African Americans migrating to the north during the 1920's. It gives information about poets in this time period and authors. it also talks about professors at universities such as Harvard. This is not a long article and easy to get information from. || Source #1 || A brief history of Blues Music || text and pictures || This is a detailed article about the blacks and the blues music. It starts off about the blacks in the south and the history of the blues. Gives information about many black musicians from the 1860 on. This article is easy to get information from and pictures are included. || media type="youtube" key="BFUL6icYuM0" height="315" width="420"
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 * **Information on the**
 * African-American**
 * Experience after**
 * World War II**
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 * **Information about the**
 * Negro Leagues**
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 * **Literature by black Americans**
 * in the 1950s**
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 * **Poetry of the**
 * Harlem Renaissance**
 * Source #2 || Harlem Renaissance || text || Harlem renaissance was a cultural movement. It was known as the “New Negro Movement”. It influenced Blacks in Harlem and Paris. Took place between the 1920’s -30’s. The negro population was increasing its presence in the white community. This article is good because it shows the history of this group of artists. ||
 * **The Blues (music)**
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