Duke Ellington, Margaret Mitchell, and Jesse Owens

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Duke Ellington, Margaret Mitchell, and Jesse Owens SS5H5: SS5H5 The student will explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of Americans. c. Discuss important cultural elements of the 1930s; include Duke Ellington, Margaret Mitchell, and Jesse Owens.

Duke Ellington Duke Ellington was born in Washington. He was nicknamed Duke by a classmate. Duke’s patents enrolled him in piano lessons at the age of 8. In the summer of 1914, Duke wrote his first composition, “Soda Fountain Rag.”

Duke Ellington While attending Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., Duke learned to read and write music to develop a professional style and improve his technique. By 1923 Ellington has formed his own band, the Washingtonians.

Duke Ellington In 1927, Ellington accepted an engagement at the Cotton Club where he wrote some of his most well-known compositions during the time. He later formed the Duke Ellington Orchestra. In 1969, President Nixon honored Ellington by giving him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He died of lung cancer and pneumonia on May 24, 1974.

Margaret Mitchell Margaret Mitchell was born in Atlanta. Her mother, Maybelle Mitchell, was a suffragist and father, Eugene Mitchell, a prominent lawyer and president of the Atlanta Historical Society. Mitchell graduate for the local Washington Seminary and started to study medicine at Smith College in 1918.

Margaret Mitchell When Mitchell’s mother died in 1919, she returned home to keep house for her father. Mitchell launched her career as a journalist under the name Peggy Mitchell, writing articles, interviews, sketches, and book reviews for the Atlanta Journal. From 1926 to 1929, she wrote Gone with the Wind.

Margaret Mitchell Gone with the Wind was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. Mitchell sold the film rights for $50,000, and later received another $50,000. The film premiered on December 15. During World War II, Mitchell was a volunteer selling war bonds and volunteer for the American Red Cross. Mitchell died in Atlanta on August 16, 1949- she was accidentally struck by a speeding car while crossing Peachtree Street.

Jesse Owens Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in 1913. His family was poor so he worked part time jobs to help out. He first started track when he was in high school. He began to set world records.

Jesse Owens He attended college at Ohio State where he set more world records and was name All American. However, because he was black, Jesse faced discrimination every day. In 1936 he was chosen to attend the Olympics. The U.S. was thinking of boycotting because Germany was ruled by Hitler who thought white people were the master race.

Jesse Owens During the Olympics, Jesse won 4 gold medals. This was the most medals an American had won in track and field. He was honored by a tickertape parade and a reception at the Waldorf Astoria. Jesse became a professional runner to earn money. He died in 1980 at the age of 66.