3. Then… …Now On August 15, 1887, a group of black men voted for the incorporation of Eatonville in Orange County, Florida Named after Captain Josiah Eaton of Maitland Many freed slaves moved there for work Central Florida’s first railroad was built there Oldest incorporated all-black town Zora Neale Hurston grew up there! 2004 Census recorded 2,387 people, 89% African-American Known for showcasing arts and literature First magnet school: Robert Hungerford Preparatory High School David “Deacon” Jones, defense player, was born there!

4. America was in the Great Depression FDR was President There was a severe drought in the west Harlem Renaissance was taking root in New York The era of Babe Ruth The radio was a popular form of entertainment Their Eyes Were Watching God was published!

5. “Jim Crow” laws Originated in 1830 by minstrel show Plessy vs Ferguson (1896)- “Separate, but Equal” Personal Narrative: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/narrative_baldwin.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/narrative_baldwin.html Interactive Activity: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/themap/map.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/themap/map.html

6. Usually avoids it in her fiction She grew up with Jim Crow Her experiences with Jim Crow: Doctor Visit Hotels and Restaurants

8. Population burst- urban development A civil rights and literary movement in the 1920s-1930s Birth of Jazz Age African-American Identity

9. Merry-Go-Round "Colored child at carnival: Where is the Jim Crow section On this merry-go-round, Mister, Cause I want to ride? Down South where I come from White and colored Can't sit side by side. Down South on the train There's a Jim Crow Car. On the bus we're putin the back-- But there ain't no back To a merry-go-round! Where's the horse For a kid that's black? ----Langston Hughes (Garraty 872)

10. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/arts/teaser.html

11. Work Cited Images from yahoo.com Town of Eatonville: www.townofeatonville.orgwww.townofeatonville.org America in the 1930s: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.htmlhttp://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html PBS- The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/ Biography- Black History: http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/harlem- renaissance.jsphttp://www.biography.com/blackhistory/harlem- renaissance.jsp Langston Hughes’ “Merry-go-Round”: http://165.29.91.7/classes/humanities/amstud/97-98/harren/HUGHES.HTM http://165.29.91.7/classes/humanities/amstud/97-98/harren/HUGHES.HTM