How Did African American Culture Influence The Culture Of The 1920's

The ‘Roaring Twenties’ is a phrase used to describe the 1920s in the United States. This phrase helps distinguish the decade’s unique flair during an era of economic prosperity. The roaring twenties roared with new forms of jazz and gin, and new inventions that changed the world in profound ways. There was the birth of a new type of woman, called a “flapper”, an idea called mass culture was brought into the world, and it was then that the Jazz age and prohibition were at their highest. Despite the subsequent years, the Roaring Twenties was a decade with radical social, political, and economic changes, which are all connected to the changing culture, the sudden redefinition of fashion, the new forms of media, an uprising in gangs and the flourishing economy. …show more content…
The 1920s marked the start of many lasting events, such as the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance started right after The Great Migration of African Americans. Many African Americans moved from the rural south to the cities in the north to find more economic stability and escape the harsh segregation laws. This made some of the Americans uncomfortable, mainly because they feared anyone different than them. This is one of the contributing factor in the uproar of the Ku Klux Klan, a secret organization which aimed to suppress the newly acquired power of African Americans. The Harlem Renaissance, which was a big part of the 1920s culture, was a literary, artistic and intellectual movement that circled around the newfound African American individuality. They created a new social and cultural society. Langston Hughes was the epitome of poetry and prose, and was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance literature. The Harlem Renaissance allowed scholarly African Americans to freely express themselves, creating the culture of the