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=Personal Research Template= (i.e., text, graphic, sound, video) || **Brief Summary / Description of Resource** || Source #1 || //Fences// (play) || text, graphic, || Fences is a 1983 play by American playwright August Wilson. Feces shows how the African-American go through the changes of the society and social part of life. The play won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. || Source #1 || = August Wilson = || text, graphic || August Wilson was born April 27, 1945 and died on October 2, 2005. He is well known for his 10 plays also known as the Pittsburgh Cycle. Nine of his plays take place in Pittsburgh. Wilson grew up in Pittsburgh which clearly had a big impact on him. || Source #1 || American Cultural History = 1950 - 1959 = || text, graphic || When war world II ended it brought many young men back and ready to start their lives, their families. Because there were new jobs available more opportunities were formed for young men and their families. Shortly after the baby boom started to take its course. || Source #1 || =The Depression, The New Deal, and World War II= || text, graphic || In 1929 the stock market crashed, this was the beginning of the depression. Many african americans were already living in poverty before the depression. The only think that saved them was in 1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected and proposed a new idea called The New Deal it gave them job opportunities such as housing, agricultural and economic programs. || Source #1 || negro league legacy || text, graphic ||  || Source #1 || African-American literature || text, graphic ||  || Source #1 || A Brief Guide to the Harlem Renaissance || text, graphic ||  ||   ||   || Source #1 || Blues || text, graphic, sound ||  ||
 * **Topic** || **Title of Website with Link** || **Type of Media**
 * **Commentary on the Play**
 * Source #2 || = August Wilson's "Fences" = || text || "Fences explores the life and relationships of the Maxson Family" Troy Maxson goes through the struggles of life and how unfair it can be, especially during the 1950's. But Troy is reluctant to accept the social change. ||
 * **Biographical Information**
 * on August Wilson**
 * Source #2 || August Wilson biography || text, graphic || "After leaving school at 15, he joined the black aesthetic movement of the 1960s and was cofounder of the Black Horizons Theater." "Wilson's plays explore black American life throughout the 20th century." His father was nonexistent and later took his mothers' last name. ||
 * **General History of the**
 * Period 1950-1959**
 * Source #2 || America's Best History || text, graphic ||  ||
 * **Information on the**
 * African-American**
 * Experience after**
 * World War II**
 * Source #2 || Lesson Plans || text, graphic || "During World War II African Americans found themselves with conflicting feelings about supporting the war effort when their own country did not offer them the freedom America was fighting for overseas." A campaign began called the Double V, Double Victory. It encouraged African Americans to fight for freedom for america but to also fight for their own rights. ||
 * **Information about the**
 * Negro Leagues**
 * Source #2 || **//Negro Baseball Leagues//** || text || Blacks were banned from playing in the major leagues because of their skin color. Black people were only allowed to play with other black people. In 1937 The Negro Baseball League was formed. Their talent was underestimated because of their skin color. Sixty percent of them time the negro baseball league teams would beat the major league teams. ||
 * **Literature by black Americans**
 * in the 1950s**
 * Source #2 || Black Books || text, graphic ||  ||
 * **Poetry of the**
 * Harlem Renaissance**
 * Source #2 || Harlem Renaissance || text, graphic, video ||  ||
 * **The Blues (music)**
 * Source #2 || ===Blues Music=== || text, graphic ||  ||