Essay On The 1920's

The 1920’s was a decade immersed in political and social change. This period following World War I earned its rightful name, “the roaring twenties”. America was flooded with new activity. Throughout the country technological advancement, social and business reform were on the up rise. The most significant changes of all being the transformation of American culture. The peak of the 1920’s is the emergence of the “new” woman and Negro. The Roaring twenties allowed for women and Blacks to practice their new found freedoms, and his permitted them to introduce new outlooks on gender, race, politics, and American culture as a whole. On August 18, 1920 the 19th Amendment was ratified, and women were now allowed the right to vote. The right of suffrage opened the door for women to interfere and be …show more content…
As a “new woman” emerged, so did the black community. The rise of the “new Negro” prompted blacks to utilize their freedom and express creativity. Blacks were still overcoming the setbacks brought forth by discrimination and racial unjust. Lynching and violence against Blacks persisted. In the face of these adversities Blacks were being told to counteract these ideas and adhere to concepts like black pride and racial embracement. Blacks began to take their rightful place in society and many of them flocked to New York. It a matter of the time then number of blacks living in the most busy of cities doubled. While the number of Blacks in NYC rose so did the hundreds of Black artists, musicians, and scholars. The Blacks wanted to abolish White society who is partial to the slave image, and made it clear that they have more to offer than just servitude. These Black talent that surfaced in 1920 did not go unrecognized. The production of artistic talent by Blacks in NYC during the 1920 is known as the. The “new Negro” embodied true creative genius and condensed the prejudicial ideas of a predominately white