Mass Media and the Jazz Age 13.2
Mass Media What is it? “the print and broadcast methods of communicating information to large numbers of people” Leads to a national culture
Movies in the US 123 million people in the US $100 million a week watching movies! $850 million a year on radios Newsprint doubles from
Greta Garbo and Charlie Chaplin
“The Jazz Singer”
Jazz Sweeps the Nation… Comes from Blues in New Orleans Arrives with black musicians in Northern Cities 2/3 of radio time is devoted to Jazz
Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong Jazz band leaderJazz trumpet player
“The Lost Generation” Intellectuals that felt disillusioned with American society Many moved to Europe (Paris)
Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein
The Harlem Renaissance Harlem becomes the cultural center for Black America Jazz, Poetry, Literature, and Activism
Early leader of the NAACP James Weldon Johnson
Langston Hughes Poet and Author One of the most famous and influential members of the Harlem Renaissance I, Too by Langston Hughes - Poetry ArchiveI, Too by Langston Hughes - Poetry Archive The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes - Poetry ArchiveThe Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes - Poetry Archive