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The Harlem Renaissance
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Black writers, artists, and musicians were finding ways to express themselves in this New York neighborhood.
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The Great Migration
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The movement of over 2 million African Americans who came north from the south to look for jobs.
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Prohibition
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known as The Noble Experiment, is the period from 1919 to 1933, during which the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption were banned nationally as mandated in the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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Buying stocks "on margin"
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Margin means buying securities, such as stocks, by using funds you borrow from your broker.
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Stock
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When you own a share of stock, you are a part owner in the company with a claim (however small it may be) on every asset and every penny in earnings.
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Broker
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somebody who buys and sells stocks, shares, and other securities for clients
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18th amendment
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banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
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19th amendment
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
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