https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9 Made with the best of intentions en-us 2022-01-11 18:11:04 UTC 2025-11-07 20:01:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986731327 I am so glad I learned that Mahalia Jackson sang before MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech. That is awesome.]]> 2022-01-11 18:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986731327 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986731944 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.]]> 2022-01-11 18:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986731944 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986733220 I am so glad that I learned Sam Cooke was a person who became "the face of tension between gospel and pop music"]]> 2022-01-11 18:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986733220 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986733259 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.]]> 2022-01-11 18:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986733259 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986733521 How is it possible that a woman (Jessie Fauset) was a mentor to Langhston Hughes and other famous writers? Where is her recognition?]]> 2022-01-11 18:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986733521 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986733774 I didn't know that Wilt Chamberlain went to Overbrook High School in PA. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986733774 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986735663 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. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986735663 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986735679 I'm so glad that I learned that as a young girl, Marion Anderson lead her family. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986735679 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986736530 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.]]> 2022-01-11 18:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986736530 swu53 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986737837 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.]]> 2022-01-11 18:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986737837 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986738415 It's awesome that the Rolling Stones named themselves after a Muddy Waters song.]]> 2022-01-11 18:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986738415 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986738664 I'm so glad I learned that he was the first black architect in New York! ]]> 2022-01-11 18:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986738664 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986738991 I'm very surprised that Paul Robeson spoke 9 languages fluently ]]> 2022-01-11 18:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986738991 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986739120 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. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986739120 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986739586 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)]]> 2022-01-11 18:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986739586 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986739635 I didn't realize that you could get married at the age of 12? ]]> 2022-01-11 18:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986739635 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986740429 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.]]> 2022-01-11 18:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986740429 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986740456 I never thought that during that time art, just like music, could be used to spread cultural identities throughout communities ]]> 2022-01-11 18:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986740456 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986740981 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.]]> 2022-01-11 18:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986740981 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986741035 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?]]> 2022-01-11 18:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986741035 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986741904 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]]> 2022-01-11 18:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986741904 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986743073 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.]]> 2022-01-11 18:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986743073 swu53 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986743096 I'm so glad i learned that Mahalia Jackson sang before MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.]]> 2022-01-11 18:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986743096 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986743177 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.]]> 2022-01-11 18:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986743177 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986744265 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?]]> 2022-01-11 18:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986744265 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986744280 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. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986744280 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986745446 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. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986745446 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986745621 Ive never thought of Ethel's work as representing her honesty and setting her apart from others. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986745621 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986745850 I never realized that musical artists such as Sam Cooke could contribute so much to the Civil Rights Movement. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986745850 lnguyen95 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986745954 I found Etta James's story truly inspiring how she was able to find balance between her personal trauma and her love for music.]]> 2022-01-11 18:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986745954 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986746490 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.]]> 2022-01-11 18:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986746490 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986746703 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. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986746703 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986747623 Ralph Waldo Ellison's writing proves how important self trust is in the writing process. I never thought about that before.]]> 2022-01-11 18:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986747623 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986747873 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. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986747873 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986748521 I never thought about drug addiction in the Harlem renaissance. I always assumed that non-alchohol addiction was a product of modern times. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986748521 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986748523 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]]> 2022-01-11 18:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986748523 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986748607 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. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986748607 swu53 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986748916 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. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986748916 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986750341 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!]]> 2022-01-11 18:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986750341 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986751528 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.]]> 2022-01-11 18:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986751528 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986752714 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.]]> 2022-01-11 18:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986752714 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986754622 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. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986754622 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986755618 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. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986755618 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986756643 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. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986756643 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986756809 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]]> 2022-01-11 18:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986756809 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986757628 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.]]> 2022-01-11 18:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986757628 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986757992 It's so interesting that Paul Robeson could not only act, and play at least four sports, but also speak nine different languages.]]> 2022-01-11 18:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986757992 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986758343 I found it incredibly impressive that a jazzist lead soldiers into combat. It's crazy that Lt. James Reese Europe was just multi talented.]]> 2022-01-11 18:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986758343 lnguyen95 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986759836 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]]> 2022-01-11 18:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986759836 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986760970 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. ]]> 2022-01-11 18:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986760970 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986763069 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". ]]> 2022-01-11 18:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986763069 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986768450 All of these prominent figures had an incredible influence on Black progression in the Civil Rights movement. Milkman doesnt do either]]> 2022-01-11 18:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986768450 https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986905258 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.]]> 2022-01-11 20:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbenjamin2/tv68k1hja6mgccl9/wish/1986905258