https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav Made with serendipity en-us 2019-03-08 17:38:33 UTC 2024-12-10 19:44:34 UTC hello@padlet.com 815185 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/339404352 Ernest Hemingway was born in July of 1899 in Illinois. He went on to become an author, a journalist, and sportsman. He was a member of the Lost Generation, a group of writers who existed in post World War I times. This group of writers was considered to have been disillusioned. He wrote a number of novels, including The Sun Also Rises and For Whom the Bell Tolls.]]> 2019-03-08 17:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/339404352 815185 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/339404522 Marcus Garvey was born in Jamaica in 1887. He was the first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. He became a major leader in rights movements for African-Americans in the U.S. and encouraged blacks in America to return to their countries of origin and to resist assimilation. Ironically, he ended up getting deported from America back to Jamaica.]]> 2019-03-08 17:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/339404522 815185 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/339404585 Bessie Smith was from Tennessee, she was born there in 1894. She was a black, female singer during the Great Depression era. Today, she is known as the Empress of Blues and is regarded as one of the best singers of her era. She inspired many other blues artists and jazz artists on top of those.]]> 2019-03-08 17:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/339404585 815185 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/339404692 Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore back in 1895 before he grew up and ended up in the big leagues with the New York Yankees. His real name was George Herman Ruth Jr. and was one of eight children. He's best known for his amazing history in baseball. "The Babe" made 714 home runs and batted 2,213 runs. None of his records were beaten for decades after he retired.

]]> 2019-03-08 17:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/339404692 815185 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/339404777 The Harlem Renaissance spanned through the Roaring 20's. It existed in the U.S., in Harlem. This was also known as "The New Negro" movement as it was a time where black artists came alive and were thriving. The jazz and blues movements saw Bessie Smith and Jacob Lawrence among others.This was truly a blossoming of African-American culture.]]> 2019-03-08 17:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/339404777 815185 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/343123210 2019-03-20 00:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/343123210 815185 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/343123710 2019-03-20 00:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/343123710 815185 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/343124175 2019-03-20 00:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/343124175 815185 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/343124265 2019-03-20 00:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/343124265 815185 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/343124336 2019-03-20 00:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/qrwo51pidcav/wish/343124336