What do jazz, visual art, drama, and poetry have in common? How can we help gifted students make connections to history and art and inspire creative responses? Activities include: analyzing, comparing, and responding to the work of Langston Hughes, Romere Bearden, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Billie Holliday; re-enacting the Sacco and Venzetti trial; researching, writing about, and presenting creative responses to topics that changed America and more. Participants receive a menu they can tailor to best fit their students’ needs. Resources, links, rubrics, and examples of actual student work are showcased as this era comes alive through the arts.