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Author Archives: Guvani
Posts: 6 (archived below)
Comments: 11
Tales of an African American
Oprah Winfrey will act a grandmother’s role in my screenplay. I envision her dress like this throughout my screenplay to demonstrate the type of clothing African American wore during the early 1900’s. The cane field in the background will be a set-design in the beginning of my screenplay. The screenplay will focus on turning points for African Americans between 1865 and 1945. Events such as Voting Rights, Segregation, & Halem Renaissance will be portrayed.
Posted in Cultural History, Economic History, Social History
Tagged 1865-1945, African America, Voting Rights, Women
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Keating Owen Child Labor Act, 1916
During the 1900’s children as young as four were employed in production factories with dangerous and often fatal working conditions. There were approximately 2 million children working in mills, mines, fields, factories, stores, and on city streets. Many of these children were under the age of 14. As a result it was important to develope the Keating Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 to protect these children. President Woodrow Wilson signed bill into law on February 29, 1916.
This is the link where the picture can be found: http://www.classbrain.com/artteenst/publish/article_109.shtml
Here is an interesting video on scenes of child labor.
Posted in 1916-1920, June 21 assignment, June 28 assignment
Tagged 1900's, Child Labor, Keating Owen
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Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer also known as the Mississippi Summer Project was a campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi, which up to that time had almost totally excluded black voters. Many out-of state volunteers participated in Freedom Summer alongside thousands of black Mississippians. Most of the volunteers were young, 90 percent were white and many were Jewish. In the end, however, the Freedom Summer Project helped gain the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and formed the foundation for the newly emerging black power movement. Two of the most significant accomplishments were the creation of Freedom Schools and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
The Golden Age
The rising popularity of TV in 1953
Between 1953 and 1960, there was an important change called the “golden age”. It was a period of peace, harmony, stability and prosperity. Most Americans, during the golden age lived better than their parents and grandparents in areas such as housing, income, education, diet and recreation. Numerous innovations also came into widespread use in these years, transforming Americans daily lives. These innovations include television, automatic dishwashers, inexpensive long distance telephone calls, home air conditioning and jet air travel. Moreover, services like electricity, central heating and indoor plumbing that only the rich had enjoyed has now became features of ordinary citizens.
An event that was responsible for this change in the golden age was the ‘Cold War”. This is the term used to describe the relationship between America and the Soviet Union. Neither side ever fought the other but they did ‘fight’ for their beliefs using client States who bought for their beliefs on their behalf. This resulted into the golden age because great tasks were accomplished and mankind lived better lives.
Posted in 1953-1960, June 15 assignment
Tagged Cold War, Golden Age, Innovations, Soviet Union
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The Beijing Declaration on Women (1995)
The principle themes of this video were the advancement and empowerment of women in relation to women’s human rights, women and poverty, women and decision making, voilence against women and other areas of concerns. This file is important to U.S history because is shows that USA played an important role in the establishment of women rights worldwide.
Posted in 1989-2000, June 8 assignment
Tagged 1995 Declaration, Beijing, Hilary Clinton, Women's Right
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Miracle on Hudson
This picture was taken by Eric Thayer and was published on MSNBC on January 15, 2009. The plane struck a flock of birds during takeoff at LaGuardia Airport and it caused an immediate loss of thrust from both engines. However, the pilot managed to land the plane safely on the water. This miracle is important because all the passengers survived. There were 155 passengers on board that day.
