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I am so glad I learned that Mahalia Jackson sang before MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech. That is awesome.

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I'm so glad i learned that Ida B. Wells founded the National Association of Colored Women's club and also published a book called "the Red Record," a book documenting white violence using statistics.

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I am so glad that I learned Sam Cooke was a person who became "the face of tension between gospel and pop music"

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I found it really interesting how W.E. Du Bois work was very influential in Philadelphia and that these issues majorly stemmed from a corrupt history.

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How is it possible that a woman (Jessie Fauset) was a mentor to Langhston Hughes and other famous writers? Where is her recognition?

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I didn't know that Wilt Chamberlain went to Overbrook High School in PA.

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I never realized how much story-telling was held through music. People would credit music in their growth of ideas and personality. Music was used to communicate between communities and I find that very interesting.

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I'm so glad that I learned that as a young girl, Marion Anderson lead her family.

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Im so glad I learned that Douglas used cultural identites to express his artistic style, specifcially his african american herritage. I think this is inspring and very unique and special way of creating art.

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I never thought that someone as successful as Etta James could also suffer from poverty, addiction and abuse. But she used that pain and broke down barriers between culture and music.

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It's awesome that the Rolling Stones named themselves after a Muddy Waters song.

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I'm so glad I learned that he was the first black architect in New York!

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I'm very surprised that Paul Robeson spoke 9 languages fluently

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I am glad that I learned about how influential Daisy Bates was. I had no idea that a woman led the NAACP, because most often we hear about leaders of the Civil Rights Movement who are men. I had also never heard of how key she was in the Little Rock Nine case.

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I'm so glad I learned that Earl Hines was the person who made the piano a popular solo instrument instead of a background accompaniment, and also that he pioneered the skill of instrument "mimicking" (to play one instrument to sound like another)

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I didn't realize that you could get married at the age of 12?

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I had never thought that mainstream movie directors would go door to door to promote their movie. That form of marketing is virtually unheard of nowadays, so the fact that a popular director such as Micheux marketed his movies that way is surprising.

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I never thought that during that time art, just like music, could be used to spread cultural identities throughout communities

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I am so glad that I learned that Ralph Ellison was such an influential writer that stood up for intellectualism in the black community by publishing his novel and ti becoming well know.

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How is it possible that Adelaide Hall had so many large roles in Broadway, performances, and solo artist tours as a black woman during this time. Was it not unheard of before her to be such a monumental musical artist during this time with such a major impact coming from a black woman?

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It is cool to see how Mahlia Jackson had an eventful life gospel singing from a young age, yet still had involvement in the civil rights movement

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I found it interesting that Bill Robinson receiving tributes from royalty, members of the U.S. government, and the White House itself, but lived during a time when black people were discriminated against by the government.

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I'm so glad i learned that Mahalia Jackson sang before MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.

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How is it possible that a group of all black men managed to perform so well in combat that they were nicknames "the Harlem hell fighters" by the germans, but not be awarded any honors before their deaths.

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How can Milkman ignore the progression of the Supreme Court's declaration of school segregation unconstitutional? It's a literal law change that isn't mentioned. If we don't see this through Milkman's narration, how will we know about future racist events in the novel?

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How is it possible that Ralph Ellisons novel that was praised and became well known was first based off of his personal experience and his friends were his biggest supporters to be a writer.

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I'm happy to know that black female artists had the same or more amount of influence as men in the exposure of different types of music throughout the renaissance period.

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Ive never thought of Ethel's work as representing her honesty and setting her apart from others.

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I never realized that musical artists such as Sam Cooke could contribute so much to the Civil Rights Movement.

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I found Etta James's story truly inspiring how she was able to find balance between her personal trauma and her love for music.

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Milkman, like his father, held the belief that being wealthy was more important/a substitute for fighting for Civil Rights. However, Jack Johnson broke stereotypes by being a very wealthy and successful man while also doing this. Milkman, at least so far, is incapable of realizing that being successful and an activist are not mutually exclusive.

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I never though about how a famous novel written in the early 1900s could have such an influential impact in the 2000s on so many people.

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Ralph Waldo Ellison's writing proves how important self trust is in the writing process. I never thought about that before.

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I never thought about how music was such a big outlet for people to be thrown into the spotlight, they not only highlighted black people during the time but the music held high significance and pieces of black identity that was rapidly spread through their creative music.

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I never thought about drug addiction in the Harlem renaissance. I always assumed that non-alchohol addiction was a product of modern times.

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I never thought about how being a prominent member of a music or art community as a person of color can positively affect the image of black people in society

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While today many people take musical lessons, sometimes we forget to realize that a lot of the most influential people on these posters, such as Paul Robeson, were self taught.

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Jack Johnson held the title of heavyweight champion during the Jim Crow law era and I have never thought about the effects of race prejudices in athletics.

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I was really surprised that members of the Harlem Hellfighters could be both feared soldiers and also extremely talented and famous musicians at the same time. And they were really influential in both fields!

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I'm so glad I learned that Leroy Paige was a major influence and factor in the integration of Major League Baseball. When I think of influential black men in baseball, my min immediately goes to Jackie Robinson, but learning about Leroy Paige gives me new perspective on how the MLB came to be.

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While I shouldn't be surprised, I couldn't believe that Jessie Fauset won a scholarship but then was expelled from the college she won the scholarship to go to. It was misleading for that scholarship to even go to her, then. Obviously, she should have gone to that college via her scholarship, but why would she even be given a scholarship just to get expelled? That's just cruel.

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Etta James is proof of Milkman's narrow mindedness and apathy, because she faced poverty and injustice, yet still made something of herself and grew very successful. Even though Milkman is given the resources of wealth, and has not faced racial violence, he still squanders his privilege by focusing on partying; not breaking barriers or making achievements.

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After looking at these posters, I can see that Milkman is truly blinded by the injustices black people are facing. With white history being the main root that has stemmed these racial issues, Milkman does nothing to help address this issue, he turns a blind eye and worries more about his own personal problems rather than focusing on a major problem. His lack of care and attention to the problems that are effecting his own community shows that he is truly acting like a fool in this time period.

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I find it amazing that Oscar Micheaux was so passionate about his work that he died while trying to market his film from door to door in a wheelchair.

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James Baldwin believed that the movemet for justice was unstoppable, he recognized the injustice of the world and decided to create movies and advocate on behalf of black people. Milkman has done nothing but whine, James Baldwin recognized what he disliked about this world and made efforts to change the US

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I never thought about the idea that gospel music could be controversial (like Sam Cooke experienced in his career) and that many artists struggled to become popular because it often wasn't considered to be "real" pop.

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It's so interesting that Paul Robeson could not only act, and play at least four sports, but also speak nine different languages.

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I found it incredibly impressive that a jazzist lead soldiers into combat. It's crazy that Lt. James Reese Europe was just multi talented.

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I found it really cool to learn about Oscar's films and his impact in the film industry and how he used filming as a way to represent African Americans

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I never realized how scat singing is designed to sound kind of like jazz instruments so that it can integrate with the rest of the music. This was very interesting, and so was the fact that scat singing influenced beatboxing.

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Ida B. Wells had raised great awareness of widespread lynching during her lifetime. Even thought Milkman lived at a later time period, lynching was still relatively common then (Emit Till's death), and the history of lynching was definitely present. However, Milkman ignored all of these, and instead only focused on his "issues".

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All of these prominent figures had an incredible influence on Black progression in the Civil Rights movement. Milkman doesnt do either

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It was interesting to learn about Alain Locke, who was middle class, like Milkman, but also very aware of the discrimination against African Americans. Unlike Milkman, he became very influential, and supported his community by showcasing and supporting the harlem renaissance movement. This shows that Milkman not only doesn't use his resources but is also blind to societal issues, even when compared with other well-off people.