THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Jazz
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Charleston
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Flappers
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Poetry
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Harlem Renaissance was a period of rich cross-disciplinary artistic and cultural activity among African Americans between the end of World War I (1917) and the onset of the Great Depression and lead up to World War II (the 1930s).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Black Arts Movement was a Black nationalism movement that focused on music, literature, drama, and the visual arts made up of Black artists and intellectuals.
Detailed explanation-3: -The beginning of the jazz music era in America started in the early 1920s after World War I. Americans sought joy from the dark times of the war. Jazz music quickly became popular because of its upbeat tempo and its ability to bring crowds from toe-tapping to learning a new style of dance called the Charleston.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some kinds of art can be used to build community or to support community activism. One type of art that has been used in this way in many African American communities is quilting.