aided fugitive slaves on their escape to freedom (Earhart‚ “Underground Railroad: A Path‚” “Overview-Underground Railroad‚” “What was the Underground‚” “Underground Railroad 2”). It allowed them to sneak away to free states in secrecy. People from the North also aided the slaves to freedom
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“William Penn Adair Rogers did nothing a man is normally famous for‚ he wasn’t soldier‚ statesman‚ or a industrialist‚ a scientist‚ athlete‚ or even a famous bandit. He invented nothing‚ founded no city‚ and explored no new lands. So‚ why is he an American folk hero? Maybe the answer is plain and simple‚ as plain and simple the man he was” (Story). While Will Rogers was the youngest of eight children‚ he was born in 1879 in Oologah‚ Oklahoma (Keating 2). However‚ Oklahoma wasn’t a state yet‚ so it
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However‚ there was a lot of good and success that occurred during this dark time. As author and English professor Marianna Torgovnick states “ the Empire State Building‚ the Chrysler Building‚ King Kong… Fred Astaire‚ Shirley Temple… Joe DiMaggio‚ Amelia Earhart‚ Dracula Films‚ the Lone Ranger‚ Superman‚ Nancy Drew… Bingo Monopoly‚ miniature golf‚ and swing…
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did Bessie and Sadie Delany grow up? 2. From which university did Bessie and Sadie Delany earn their degrees? 3. What professional achievement did each of the Delany sisters accomplish? 4. Did either Delany sister ever marry? 5. Where did their parents meet‚ marry‚ and rear them and their siblings? How many children did they have? 6. What was the original status of the Delany sisters’ parents? 7. What was their father’s occupation? 8. Define issue-free Negro. 9. According to Bessie‚ what
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things that Elizabeth Delany (Bessie) said. As Bessie and Sarah Delany (Sadie) grow up‚ the book Having our Say by Amy Hill Hearth and the two sisters follows every bit of the sisters lives through their own eyes just as they remembered it. As the two “colored” women are born and raised in the south they are raised on the campus of Saint Augustine’s school so they are well educated. Bessie and Sadie both had two very different ways of reacting to the racist treatment. Bessie would always make a stand
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BookRags Literature Study Guide Having Our Say (novel) by Sarah Louise Delany For the online version of BookRags’ Having Our Say (novel) Literature Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-having-our-say/ Copyright Information ©2000-2011 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Literature Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism
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St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith and St. Louis Blues are two legends in the blues world‚ separately as well as together. When placed together one could not find a better example of classical blues from the 1920’s. St. Louis Blues is one of the most popular blues songs ever written. William Christopher Hardy wrote this song over 80 years ago. While on a trip to St. Louis‚ Hardy met a tormented black woman. She spoke to him in her deep southern broken English about the loss of her husband to another
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Section1: Research who J.B Priestly was; make a list of notes summarising details about him‚ his beliefs and his writing. About John Boynton Priestley: John Boynton Priestley was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 13 September 1894. His father was a headmaster and his mother died when he was just two years old‚ leaving his father to remarry four years later. He grew up into a family and a wider group of friends who enjoyed the arts. As he grew up he was caught up in in-depth
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map. Developing in speakeasy cellars‚ not everyone approved of or appreciated Jazz. Ragtime‚ Jazz and music from Broadway musicals dominated the Jazz Age. Jelly Roll Morton‚ King Oliver‚ Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong‚ Coleman Hawkins‚ Fletcher Henderson‚ Ella Fitzgerald‚ Florence Mills‚ Bessie Smith and Duke Ellington were some of the many famous musicians of the time. A few of the most popular songs of the Jazz Age were “Baby Face‚” “I Want to Be Happy‚” “Sweet Georgia Brown‚” and “Singin’ in the Rain”
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should be. As a child‚ Jane is an orphan living with her cruel relatives‚ who treat her as an outcast and oppress her. However‚ there is one character‚ the nurse Bessie Lee‚ who acts as a mother figure to Jane and is always kind and caring. Lacking a mother of her own‚ Jane admires Bessie because of her mother-like qualities; therefore Bessie acts as a role model for Jane‚ displaying how a woman should be. This demonstrates that one’s own identity is often formed by the influences of others who are
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