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1 The Great Migration during WWI led to a concentration of African Americans in northern cities

2 The Harlem Renaissance was the flourishing of black culture
Jazz blended African and European musical traditions into a distinctly “American” style of music Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington were popular jazz musicians

3 The most popular author was Langston Hughes, who wrote poems and novels about black pride

4 Harlem represented the “New Negro”: the idea that African Americans should freely express themselves, embrace their culture, and strive for equality

5 Women’s roles changed in the 1920s
New fashion trends, voting rights, and more leisure time led to an increased sense of freedom In 1920, women gained the right to vote

6 Many young, unmarried women embraced their independence as “flappers”

7 …and dated boys without chaperones
“Flappers” popularized new women’s fashions like shorter hemlines, “bobbed” hair, and hats Young women shocked traditional-minded women by smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, dancing at clubs, using makeup… …and dated boys without chaperones

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