https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6enshtrys7qj 5 terms en-us 2019-03-08 17:35:29 UTC 2024-06-17 16:53:40 UTC hello@padlet.com 3782021 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6enshtrys7qj/wish/339402327 Flappers were a generation of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior. Flappers did what society did not expect from young women. They danced to Jazz Age music, they smoked, they wore makeup, they spoke their own language, and they lived for the moment. Flapper fashion followed the lifestyle. Skirts became shorter to make dancing easier.]]> 2019-03-08 17:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6enshtrys7qj/wish/339402327 3782021 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6enshtrys7qj/wish/339405135 In conclusion, the Harlem Renaissance was very significant because it marked a moment when white America started recognizing the intellectual contributions of Blacks and on the other hand African Americans asserted their identity intellectually and linked their struggle to that of blacks around the world and planted. The Harlem Renaissance helped to redefine how Americans and the world understood African American culture. It integrated black and white cultures, and marked the beginning of a black urban society. The Harlem Renaissance set the stage for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s.]]> 2019-03-08 17:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6enshtrys7qj/wish/339405135 3782021 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6enshtrys7qj/wish/339406611 Amelia Earhart wasn't afraid to break down barriers. In 1928, she was the first woman to fly as a passenger across the Atlantic Ocean. Then, in 1932, she became the first woman to pilot a plane across that ocean. There weren't many female pilots back then, and her actions inspired other women to follow their dreams. Earhart's Last Takeoff. Presented here is the only known motion-picture film of Amelia Earhart's departure from Lae, New Guinea on the morning of July 2, 1937. This was the last time Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan were seen alive.]]> 2019-03-08 17:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6enshtrys7qj/wish/339406611 3782021 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6enshtrys7qj/wish/339435820 Born in Jamaica in 1887, Marcus Garvey has been called the “Negro Moses” for his triumphant efforts to fight for Black liberation and economic independence. ... After three years of writing for the African Times and Orient Review, he founded the first chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (U.N.I.A.) Garvey is known as a leading political figure because of his determination to fight for the unity of African Americans by creating the Universal Negro Improvement Association and rallying to gather supporters to fight.]]> 2019-03-08 18:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6enshtrys7qj/wish/339435820 3782021 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6enshtrys7qj/wish/339437682 lost generation. The young adults of Europe and America during World War I. They were “lost” because after the war many of them were disillusioned with the world in general and unwilling to move into a settled life. Gertrude Stein is usually credited with popularizing the expression. The Lost Generation is the age group that grew up during World War I. This Generation was most famous for the writers that it produced. This term became familiarized when famous writers, Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway used this phrase in their books.]]> 2019-03-08 18:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6enshtrys7qj/wish/339437682