THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Rise in African American art, writing, and music.
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s masterpiece
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s new books
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Underground Speakeasies
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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: -Writers of the Harlem Renaissance created a wide range of literary works from poetry to plays to prose, and to novels. The main themes of the writing were about racial identity, equality, black life in the South and North, and other racial issues.
Detailed explanation-3: -There was an explosion of music during the Harlem Renaissance. Jazz and blues was the music that vocalized Harlem’s nightlife. Jazz, which originated in New Orleans, was a fast-paced, energetic style of music. The combination of string and wind instruments created a rhythm that encouraged dancing.