The Lost Generation often referred to the young people of the twenties as “the flaming youth.” Many young people were leaving home early to go to work and college.13 Women were granted the right to vote in 1920 with the 19th amendment, which gave women all over America more confidence. Women were famous in the twenties for being flappers, young women that would flaunt her freedom in manner and dress.14 Women of the twenties often emphasized on their freedom to do what they want, and in some ways, people believe that this is the reason that some women were very wild in the twenties. Along with the youth and women of the twenties, African Americans played a huge role in the Jazz Age. African Americans became very prideful of the heritage and race in the twenties because of Renaissance happening in Harlem, NY.15 African Americans of Harlem were producing incredible amounts of jazz music, art, and literature. Billie Holiday was one of the great Harlem Musicians of the Jazz Age, and Zora Neale Hurston was one of the great writers of the Harlem Renaissance. The youth, women, and African Americans flourished in the 1920s and had a great impact on
The Lost Generation often referred to the young people of the twenties as “the flaming youth.” Many young people were leaving home early to go to work and college.13 Women were granted the right to vote in 1920 with the 19th amendment, which gave women all over America more confidence. Women were famous in the twenties for being flappers, young women that would flaunt her freedom in manner and dress.14 Women of the twenties often emphasized on their freedom to do what they want, and in some ways, people believe that this is the reason that some women were very wild in the twenties. Along with the youth and women of the twenties, African Americans played a huge role in the Jazz Age. African Americans became very prideful of the heritage and race in the twenties because of Renaissance happening in Harlem, NY.15 African Americans of Harlem were producing incredible amounts of jazz music, art, and literature. Billie Holiday was one of the great Harlem Musicians of the Jazz Age, and Zora Neale Hurston was one of the great writers of the Harlem Renaissance. The youth, women, and African Americans flourished in the 1920s and had a great impact on