The culture of the Jazz Age

New Morality, new ideas, new concerns Flappers – new independence for women Margaret Mead – one of the first women anthropologists Evolution vs. Creationism Billy Sunday and Aimee McPherson – evangelical preachers Bohemian – artistic and unconventional

authors Carl Sandburg poet T.S. Eliot Ernest Hemingway novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald

Name that Novel… In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” - Nick, “The Great Gatsby”

Baseball, boxing, and other sports Babe Ruth - baseball Jack Dempsey - boxing Red Grange - football Bobby Jones - golf Bill Tilden - tennis Helen Wills

Man o’ war “Big Red” Lifetime record: 20-1-0

Movies, radio, and music The Golden Age began with the first motion picture with sound. The Jazz Singer The first “talkie” The Eveready Hour Amos and Andy Louis Armstrong

The jazz singer

Fighting Jim crow laws 1883 Supreme Court Ruling overturned the Civil Rights Act of 1875 – prohibiting discrimination in public place Ruling said states couldn’t deny citizens protection, private organizations were not subject to the law Plessy v. Ferguson Separate but equal Racial violence increased drastically lynching

The harlem Renaissance The Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the industrial cites of the North led to the Harlem Renaissance Reaction from racism and discrimination being experienced Stimulated artistic development, racial pride, a sense of community, and political organization.

The writers Claude McKay Langston Hughes Zora Neale Hurston Poet Leading voice of African experience Zora Neale Hurston Rural African-American culture

Their eyes were watching God “She tore off the kerchief from her head and let down her plentiful hair. The weight, the length, the glory was there.” - How does this quote relate to liberation or freedom?

Jazz, blues, and the theater Louis Armstrong Early Jazz Duke Ellington Used improvisation Bessie Smith symbolized “soul”

African American politics Oscar DePriest – first African American elected to Congress National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Advocated for anti-lynching legislation Marcus Garvey – founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)

I, Too – Langston Hughes Nobody’ll dare Say to me, “Eat in the kitchen,” Then. Besides, They’ll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed – I, too, am America. I, too, sing America I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table When company comes.

Reflection In 2-3 paragraphs, reflect on the cultural significance that the “Jazz Age” had on the youth of the 1920s and what influence it has had on the cultural progression of the 21st century. Be sure to use specific names of artists of the past and present. 10 points