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=Personal Research Template my draft= (i.e., text, graphic, sound, video) || **Brief Summary / Description of Resource** || Source #1 || August Wilson's "Fences" || Text || 1983 "Fences" was written by August Wilson.August Wilson was a producer and wrote many plays. August Wilson was born on April 27th, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Involves an african american experience. || Source #1 || August Wilson Biography || Text, Grap Tragedies and aspirations of African Americans during each decade of the 20th century. Was the son of a white father and black mother. || Source #1 || August Wilson Obituary American Cultural History = 1950 - 1959 = || Text and also Graphic pictures || This site shows facts of this decade. Population-151,684,000. Unemployed: 3,288,000 Life expectancy: Women 71.1, men 65.6 Car Sales: 6,665,800 Average Salary: $2,992 Labor Force male/female: 5/2 Cost of a loaf of bread: $0.14 Shows and talks about many important HIstoric and Cultural events. || Source #1 || African-American history || Graphic and also Text || Talks about African-American origin. Also talks about African American Slavery. Mainly focuses on The Second Migration. 5 million Africans migrated to America after World War II. Talks about Civil Rights movement. || Source #1 || Historic Baseball || Text || Talks about how Negro League became. Talks about different players in Negro League. Talks about the Hall of Famers in Negro League. Larry Doby was the first black player to appear in the American League. Joe Rogan led the league in wins in 1924 and 1925. || The last of the Negro leagues struggled on until 1960.Black teams won over 60 percent of their games. || Source #1 || African-American literature || Graphic and Text || African american literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. || Source #1 || Harlem Renaissance || Graphic and Text || Cultural movement that spanned the 1920s and 1930s. This site talks about the origins in Harlem Renaissance.Harlem became home to a growing "Negro" middle class. Hubert Harrison, "The Father of Harlem Radicalism founded the liberty league. This site talks about the Characteristics and Themes. || Source #1 || JAMMIN' THE BLUES Blues || < Video <-- Text and Graphic || This site talks about how the Blues originated. Blues came more common from african americans in Deep South. The style of the Blues was for like work songs,field hollers, shouts and chants. There are man types of Blues like " Crazzy Blues" " Memphis Blues" " Milwaukee Blues". ||
 * **Topic** || **Title of Website with Link** || **Type of Media**
 * **Commentary on the Play**
 * Source #2 || //Fences// (play) || Text, Graphic || Fences is a play in 1983 by August Wilson. Examines race relations. The play won a Pulitzer Prize in 1987 for drama. The play is about a 15 year-old who struggles to help his family. He has an obsession about cheating death. ||
 * **Biographical Information**
 * on August Wilson**
 * Source #2 || August Wilson || Text || He is a poet/playwriter. site shows his life information. Talks about how he grew up in Pittsburgh. Talks about his poetry writing.Talks about his play on broadway. ||
 * **General History of the**
 * Period 1950-1959**
 * Source #2 || America's Best History || Graphic and also Text || This site talks about what happend in every month for that year for 10 years. A big American Timeline. Many main historic events covered. ||
 * **Information on the**
 * African-American**
 * Experience after**
 * World War II**
 * Source #2 || [|The Depression, The New Deal, and World War II] || Graphic And Text || This site talks about segregation after World War II . Talks about how blacks served and shed blood. Talked about shortage of white nurses so they drafted black nuses to help. talks about the expereience after World War II. ||
 * **Information about the**
 * Negro Leagues**
 * Source #2 || **The Topic:****//Negro Baseball Leagues//** || Text || Heart of the leagues were the emerging Northern ghettos. New York Black Yankees were one of the first teams. Negro leagues were among the largest black businesses in the U.S.
 * **Literature by black Americans**
 * in the 1950s**
 * Source #2 || Black Books || Graphic and Text || Earliest published black writers were slaves and abolitionists.First to make a name was Phillis Wheatley. This site talks about books that negroes made. Also shows books that were written by authors. Talks about books that the first writers of slavery wrote. ||
 * **Poetry of the**
 * Harlem Renaissance**
 * Source #2 || Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance || Text and Kinda Graphic || Harlem Renaissance is also known as Black Literature renaissance. Movement began in poor urban enviroment. ||
 * **The Blues (music)**
 * Source #2 || A Brief History of the Blues || Text || Muddy Waters was one of the first men to electrify the blues. Many different types of blues like " Jump Blues" " Chicago Blues" and " West Coast Blues ". Piano and Drums were later added in around the 1940's. ||