“It was a rebirth of respect for black people” (America Has Fun). Music played a very important role in African American society. “People flocked to Harlem to hear the latest and greatest jazz musicians” (History of the 1920s). Jazz was created by African Americans in New Orleans and it quickly spread into other big cities. Louis Armstrong was one of the very first Jazz trumpet players. Other great Jazz musicians include Bessie Smith, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. The Cotton Club was one of the most famous clubs in Harlem and many black and white people visited it. The 1920’s are often referred to as the Jazz age. During the 1920’s there were many important events that took place in the African American community. On May 2,1920, the Negro national baseball league played its first game. In 1923 King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton recorded their first jazz record. In the 1920’s, “Jane Edna Hunter offered young southern black women training and guidance and a place to live while they looked for work in the north” (Flappers and The New American Woman). In 1923, the Cotton Club opened in Harlem New York. These are just a few of the events that took place during the
“It was a rebirth of respect for black people” (America Has Fun). Music played a very important role in African American society. “People flocked to Harlem to hear the latest and greatest jazz musicians” (History of the 1920s). Jazz was created by African Americans in New Orleans and it quickly spread into other big cities. Louis Armstrong was one of the very first Jazz trumpet players. Other great Jazz musicians include Bessie Smith, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. The Cotton Club was one of the most famous clubs in Harlem and many black and white people visited it. The 1920’s are often referred to as the Jazz age. During the 1920’s there were many important events that took place in the African American community. On May 2,1920, the Negro national baseball league played its first game. In 1923 King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton recorded their first jazz record. In the 1920’s, “Jane Edna Hunter offered young southern black women training and guidance and a place to live while they looked for work in the north” (Flappers and The New American Woman). In 1923, the Cotton Club opened in Harlem New York. These are just a few of the events that took place during the