Category: 1920s

Many movements have happened over the years but none were as powerful as the Harlem Renaissance. Throughout the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance was a social development that gave another lifestyle to African Americans. While Harlem gave off a setting with amazing materials for an artist to thrive, it also highlighted struggles during those times. Things…

After World War 1, America entered the Roaring Twenties. This period brought dramatic social and political changes. The advantages of technology and the inventions of machines brought the whole country into a crazy condition. The car, which was a sample of the Roaring Twenties has been invented by Karl Benz in 1886. The car is…

The years from 1920 to 1929 marked the beginning of a new era of intense change in the American societies. As America moved from the outrageous effects of the World War I and the bitter clash between The Puritan and Victorian beliefs, people felt overwhelmed with these old-fashioned traditions. As such, they wanted to free…

A Raisin in The Sun, carries on the tradition of the Harlem Renaissance by the 4 characters and extends beyond that tradition by using aspects. Most of the characters are shown through actions of the main characters or it could be their use of their words. It helps us realise the certain aspects that will…

A Raisin in the Sun was brought to the public on March 11,1959 where it resembled the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance had many characteristics that tied into black history. It was a racial pride that developed the idea of black identity through the production of literature, art, and music that could challenge the racism…

The roaring twenties, such a time to be alive; the world has never seen such a unique decade. This decade brought much change to the United States. For example, the ban of alcohol brought the rise of gangsters. Such as Al Capone, Scarface, George, and Bugs. These were the biggest known gangsters of the roaring…

In the 1920’s was a lot of major changes. Many or more than 50% of all Americans now resided in cities, and increasing car ownership made people more versatile than ever. Even though the period was recognized as Charleston dance craze, jazz, and flapper fashions, it was also very traditional in several ways. As hemlines…

With an Armistice signed, the elongated suffering of over four-hundred million Europeans and Americans in total carnage has ceased, the sanguinary World War had finally come to a definite end. As they say, through darkness comes light, the brutal war came a fresh new decade which featured a rebellious generation that would establish a momentous…

The movement that the Harlem Renaissance created was a huge deal in New York. It spread all the way to Paris. Its crazy to think that a little movement started in New York and got so big that it finally spread to Paris. That is all the way across the world. The Harlem Renaissance created…

When I think of The roaring twenties I imagine parties, having fun, and rapid change. The twenties was a decade that saw rapid change in things like the economy and it also introduced new trends in lifestyle and culture. Movies, parties, jazz, and radio are some of the things the 20s introduced to us. While…