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BHM Pd 7 2019
Period 7 Black History Month Projects 2019
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jazz | Music originated from the start of the 20th century by black Americans usually consisting of improvisation, random changes of rhythm and a regular or forceful beat |
| Billy Strayhorn | An American jazz musician, lyricist, pianist and composer who was is collaboration with Duke Ellington for over 20 years |
| Syncopation | A variety of unexpected changes in music rhythm; an interruption or disturbance of regular rhythm |
| Segregation | Setting things or people apart from other things or people; being set apart |
| Discrimination | Unjust or prejudicial treatment of a specific group of people or things; for example: groups of a certain race, age, or sex |
| Lyndon B Johnson | The 36th president of the United States; signed off on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing | A bomb was set off at a Birmingham church killing four girls |
| Ku Klux Klan | American white supremacy organization, still active today |
| Birmingham, Alabama | city where the bombing took place |
| Wilma Rudolph | Won three gold medals and was entered in the Olympic Hall of Fame for track and field |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | city where Wilma was a talented basketball player |
| Orthopedic shoes | Shoes Wilma was forced to wear until the age of 11, due to a disability |
| Chicago, Illinois | one of the largest cities along Lake Michigan |
| Berklee college of music | one of the largest independent schools for contemporary music |
| Ray Charles | he was a legendary musician and worked with many people |
| Freedom Riders | a series of political protests against segregation by blacks and whites who rode buses together in 1961 |
| Boynton Decision | a decision made in 1961 that said blacks and whites could not use the same restrooms and traveling resources |
| Mississippi | a brutal place to live in the south in the 1960’s |
| 1Nat King Cole: | |
| Jack Benny Program | this is where Nat King Cole made his final television appearance |
| Birmingham, Alabama | this is where Nat King Cole was plotted against by over 100 white supremacists after an integrated performance |
| Nat King Cole Show | Nat King Cole made history in 1956 becoming the first African American to host a variety TV series |
| Judge Earl Warren | he was the head of the Supreme Court during the Aaron vs Cooper trial |
| Precedent | an earlier event or action that is regarded as example guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances |
| William G Cooper | this man was the superintendent at the Little Rock, Arkansas Independent School District |
| Reverend Bevel | A civil rights activist for equality |
| 16th Street Baptist Church- where the activists participating in the march met up afterward | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Eugene “Bull” Connor | a racist public safety commissioner |
| Southern Christian Leadership Conference | a civil rights organization |
| Grinnell College | a college in Chicago where Heriberto Hancock went |
| Chicago Symphony | symphony of classical music players in the Chicago area |
| “Taking Off” | Herbie Hancock’s debut album |
| Composer | classical music writer |
| Grammy Award | award for outstanding music or songs |
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