THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Cell phones
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Popular dances of the time
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Black struggle/opposition
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Mardi Gras
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jazz paved the way for many genres and popular artists to step into the world of music and further influence the African-American community along with many others.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jazz music had a critical role in the Civil Rights Movement and was integral to African American history. The music genre was born from the work songs of enslaved Black people during a time when community and self-expression were of the utmost importance.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jazz music is full of expressions of love, desire, vivacity, hope, transcendence, triumph in abject circumstances, energy, joy, confidence, excitement – the stuff of life.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music.