https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506 Visit the site -- https://www.biography.com/tag/black-history --Isolate one important person from Black History. Click the name and read the biography to find answers to the questions in the chart below. en-us 2022-02-05 17:06:07 UTC 2022-02-07 07:52:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://secondlineblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Black-history-Month-banner.jpg csweat1 https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030837094 Ella Fitzgerald]]> 2022-02-05 17:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030837094 csweat1 https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030837431 1917-1996]]> 2022-02-05 17:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030837431 csweat1 https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030838322 Biography. 2018. Ella Fitzgerald. February 5, 2022. www.biography.com/musician/ella-fitzgerald]]> 2022-02-05 17:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030838322 csweat1 https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030844830 She was born in Virginia to parents who were unwed.  She and her mom moved to New York where she gained a half-sister.  Her family struggled financially. Her desire was to grow up to be a dancer.  After her mom died, she became troubled and had to go live with her aunt.  At age 17, she moved out, was homeless for a time, and entered a contest at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. She won first prize.  That sparked her career in entertainment.  ]]> 2022-02-05 18:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030844830 csweat1 https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030848657 Aside from elementary and high school, there is no mention of any college she attended. ]]> 2022-02-05 18:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030848657 csweat1 https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030851904 At first, she wanted to become a dancer, but found her success in jazz music.  Ella Fitzgerald is remembered as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella."  She was a popular American jazz artist.  She won "14 Grammys and sold more than 40 million albums." ]]> 2022-02-05 18:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030851904 csweat1 https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030859305 She had a troubled childhood beginning with her parents' separation after she was born. She and her mom moved to New York, living with her mom's boyfriend, and suffered economically.  Ella, a young girl, began working in the streets as a "messenger 'running numbers' '' for gamblers. Her mom died and she had to live with an aunt.  She would not stay in school, so they sent her to a reform school.  She left and was on her own at 17.  Later in life, she suffered from diabetes and had heart surgery.]]> 2022-02-05 18:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030859305 csweat1 https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030863383 "Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do.  Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong."  --Ella Fitzgerald]]> 2022-02-05 18:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030863383 csweat1 https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030864706 I think her quote has a great impact because it is simple. She states that as long as you have love and inspiration, don't give up. This is important for young people to remember today.]]> 2022-02-05 18:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/csweat1/rush29506/wish/2030864706