Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Notes 17

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-In 1906, The ISSAeas formed by Ed Henderson.
-Henderson had a busy schedule.
-Washington's black death rate was almost double the rate of whites.
-Tuberculosis killed almost 500 blacks in 1900.
-Tuberculosis is known as the "White Plague".

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-Why was the black death rate from Tuberculosis so high?
-Why was urban life believed to be the cause of the deaths of so many blacks.
-Did Henderson's plan came to life?
-Was the best way to attack Jim Crow laws sports?

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-Calisthenics-gymnastic exercises designed to develop physical health, performed with little or no special equipment.
-Fixate-to fix; make stable or stationary
-Tuberculosis-an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, caused by the organism Mycobacterium

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-Black urban life was believed to be the cause of so many black deaths and Henderson wanted to change that.

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