The decade of the 1920’s is commonly known as the “Roaring Twenties” and sometimes as the “Jazz age”. This is a period with a vast number of developments in the United States, such as the birth of the Harlem Renaissance and women’s suffrage. In the early years of this decade, America realized that there was a significant increase in urbanized settlement than the rural areas. Although conflict arose amongst the Fundamentalists and the Modernists during the Scopes Trial, this proved that America was changing in ways that could not be imagined from which modern beliefs arose. This was also the time when prohibition in the United States caused a rise of criminals and criminal families such as Al Capone and the Chicago outfit. Ultimately, prohibition
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The unique, vibrant sounds from the mix of African culture and American culture created a new era for art, music, and literature. Not only did the Harlem Renaissance bring new types of entertainment, it was a decade that was important to African Americans and how they are represented in society. “The Harlem Renaissance was significant to the African American community because for the first time, African artists could earn a living and be critically acknowledged in their field. In all forms of art, there developed a need to identify and utilize both Afro-American folk forms (tales, spirituals, and customs) and African forms” (Bloom 67). The Harlem Renaissance was pivotal in the evolution of Afro-American literature. Since the early roots of America, African Americans had been seen as rural, uneducated, laborers that struggled to survive in inhumane conditions and were treated as the inferior human in society. On the other hand, the new African American was an urbane, educated city dweller. Whereas the old African American was considered lowly and seen as the laughingstock, the new African American was respected for their work in the arts and in some cases became well known for their artistic abilities rather than skin color. As the Harlem Renaissance bloomed in modern society, flappers were introduced as another modern feature as they drastically changed the way women were
The unique, vibrant sounds from the mix of African culture and American culture created a new era for art, music, and literature. Not only did the Harlem Renaissance bring new types of entertainment, it was a decade that was important to African Americans and how they are represented in society. “The Harlem Renaissance was significant to the African American community because for the first time, African artists could earn a living and be critically acknowledged in their field. In all forms of art, there developed a need to identify and utilize both Afro-American folk forms (tales, spirituals, and customs) and African forms” (Bloom 67). The Harlem Renaissance was pivotal in the evolution of Afro-American literature. Since the early roots of America, African Americans had been seen as rural, uneducated, laborers that struggled to survive in inhumane conditions and were treated as the inferior human in society. On the other hand, the new African American was an urbane, educated city dweller. Whereas the old African American was considered lowly and seen as the laughingstock, the new African American was respected for their work in the arts and in some cases became well known for their artistic abilities rather than skin color. As the Harlem Renaissance bloomed in modern society, flappers were introduced as another modern feature as they drastically changed the way women were