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“Sula”Toni morrison
TONI MORRISON THE ROARING 20’S THE GREAT
DEPRESSION WOMEN’S
SUFFRAGE JIM CROW THEMES
TONI MORRISON Author of seven critically acclaimed novels
including Sula, Beloved, and The Bluest Eye
Won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993:
first African-American woman to win the award
Toni morrison Born Chloe Anthony
Wafford in 1931 Received undergraduate
degree from Howard University
Received master’s degree from Cornell University
Worked full time as a sales editor for Random House Publishing
THE ROARING 20’S Describes the 1920’s Artistic, Social, and
Cultural Advancements Jazz Music Blossomed Term “flappers”
redefined womanhood Increase in technology
and economy
The great depressionThe Great Depression happened as a result
of the stock mark crash on October 29, 1929.
This was also known as Black Tuesday and was associated with the onset of World War II.
The great depression Jobs were limited Food and agriculture
were scarce Prices and wages
began to decline People struggled for
basic needs such as food and shelter
The great depression The Depression left
millions of Americans jobless, homeless, and penniless
Many people relied on the government and charity to provide them food
Government assistance The people elected president Franklin D.
Roosevelt in 1932. They believed that he could help solve the economic problems of America.
As a result of the Depression, Roosevelt created a program called “The New Deal.”
The new deal Developed agencies
that assisted with unemployment (WPA CCC, NRA)
Developed the Social Security System
Government became more involved with the people
Women’s suffrage movement Can be defined as an economic and
political reform movement that was designed to give women equal rights, especially the right to vote
The Women’s Suffrage Movement worked to win equality for women
During the war some women had to take on the role of men in the household
Women’s suffrage movementAs a result of the
movement Women were allowed
to vote Women were allowed
to own property Women were given
some of the same rights as men
Jim crow laws of the south The term date back at least to the
Eighteenth Century, there is no evidence that it refers to an individual
The term was considered a practice used to separate races in the South
In the 1820’s it referred to a minstrel show called “Jump Jim Crow” which mocked Blacks
Sample “jim crow” laws Whites and Blacks
could not marry Schools for Whites
and Blacks were separate
Whites and Blacks could not occupy the same housing