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Chapters 10.4 & 10.5 Cultural Innovations Pgs. 382 – 385
African American Culture Pgs. 388 – 393
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Art & Literature Modern American Art Poets & Writers
Lots of European influence Different inspiration Poets & Writers Glorified the common man The “Lost Generation” Disillusioned with life in the US Antiheros Hemingway & Fitzgerald
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Popular Culture Movies & Radio Sports From Silent Films to “talkies”
Radio shows – remember “soaps”? Sports The Sultan of Swat, Great Bambino, The Babe Boxing, football, golf
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The Harlem Renaissance
Great Migration African Americans moved north Jobs, escape segregation, a better life The Writers Langston Hughes Jazz, Blues and the Theater Jazz – the root of modern music Improvisations of Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington & the Cotton Club
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African Americans and 1920s Politics
The Black Vote in the North Black populations swelled in cities Lead to strong power Supported Republicans Elected Black Congressmen The NAACP Battles Injustice Lobbied & used Courts Wanted to end lynching Helped block the appointment of a racist Supreme Court Justice Demonstrated the political power blacks had gained
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Cont. Black Nationalism and Marcus Garvey
“A Germany for Germans and an Africa for Africans” Black pride Failed effort Or was it?
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