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African American Registry: The Cakewalk, a Black Expression Through Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an article on the Cakewalk, a popular dance in the early 1900s that originated with black slaves impersonating their masters.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Etta James

For Students 9th - 10th
Etta James has been called "the greatest of all modern blues singers". Here you can read an account of her life story. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame: Harold (Red) Grange

For Students 9th - 10th
A recap of the Hall of Fame football career of Harold "Red" Grange.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Review Quiz Over the 1920's

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has fifteen quiz questions on the culture, famous people and events of the 1920's.
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Telematique, Inc.: Dance Styles

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Telematique, Inc. provides a list of many different dance styles and tells the origin of them.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Billy Strayhorn

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn biographical details about American pianist and composer, Billy Strayhorn, who spent his entire career in collaboration with and as amanuensis to the composer and bandleader Duke Ellington.
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Mex Connect

Mex Connect: Mexican Art, Authors and Artisans

For Students 9th - 10th
The listing of Mexican artists, artisans, authors, and art makes it easy to "pick and choose." Oodles of information here.
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Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum: Dating Old Photographs From Clothes Worn: 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs and fashion illustrations of clothing typically worn in 1920's America and Europe.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Dexter Gordon

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Dexter Gordon, an American bop tenor saxophonist.
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Studio in a Box

For Students 9th - 10th
Feature series on "The Secret History of Technology and Pop Music," traced partly through the story of an Indiana company that stopped making pianos and started cutting 78 rpm records using the talents of famous jazz musicians and others.

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