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Liz - page Ramo - Page John - Page Travis - Page Greg - Page = Assignment: =
 * John || Biographical information on August Wilson, information on the negro leagues || The Blues (music)  ||
 * Liz || Commentary on the play //Fences,// || Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance and afterwards ||
 * Travis || General history of the period 1950-1959 || Literature by black Americans in the 1950s ||
 * Ramo || Information on the African-American experience after World War II ||  ||
 * Greg ||  ||   ||

Use your research sources on your personal page to write a 3 - 5 paragraph general essay on the subject stated above.

Answer the following questions in your essay if they are relevent:

example,

if you have to write an essay about the negro leagues, dont mention in your essay what music was popular at the time, instead talk about black americans living equal in society.

Content Questions:

 * 1) What decade are you researching?
 * 2) Explain, in some detail, at least two events occurring in America or other parts of the world during this decade.
 * 3) What kind of music did black Americans listen to/create during this decade?
 * 4) Name three black musicians of the decade and list a song by each musician.
 * 5) Listen to one of the musician’s songs. What is your reaction? How does it compare to music today? What kind of connection (if any) do you think this music has to the period itself?
 * 6) List three black writers of the decade and a piece of work by each writer?
 * 7) Find a piece of writing from this period that reflects the experiences of black Americans during this or another period in history. Name the title and author.
 * 8) Name a black artist from the decade and at least one of his/her works.
 * 9) Tell how this piece of art does or does not reflect this decade in American history.
 * 10) To what extent were black Americans living in an equal society during this decade.

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