1. 3.2 The Jazz Age Essential Question: Why did the modern culture of the 1920s cause some people to think that traditional society and morality were under attack?

2. Harlem Renaissance In 1921, writer Langston Hughes arrived in the mostly African American neighborhood of New York City called Harlem – I can never put on paper the thrill of the underground ride to Harlem. I went up the steps and out into the bright September sunlight. Harlem! I stood there, dropped my bags, took a deep breath and felt happy again. Langston Hughes was one of several African Americans that were celebrated in the 20s leading to what is called today the Harlem Renaissance A period when African Americans created noteworthy works of art and literature

3. The Jazz Age Jazz, a new energetic type of music, was a part of the Roaring Twenties and the Harlem Renaissance – It reflected the restlessness and spirit of the age – The new technology found in the phonograph, records, and radios spread the music throughout the country – Brought fame to artists such as Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong

4. The Flapper Girl Just as music was evolving, so was dance, it had to adapt to the changing sound of the music – Charleston and the Lindy Hop Flappers were women who exhibited newfound societal freedoms by cutting her hair, wearing short skirts and dancing to jazz music This new movement was more popular in the Northeast and the West Coast

5. It’s crazy enough that young ladies are cutting off their hair and dancing to JAZZ Music – hussies! What could be worse than that?!

6. Religious Revival in the South As Jazz and Flappers were taking the north and west by storm, a new religious revival was taking shape in the south In 1925, Tennessee passed a statute that prohibited the teaching of any theory that went against Biblical concepts of creation – Ex: Darwin and his theory of evolution

7. Scopes Monkey Trial 1925 In the same year that the law was passed, John Scopes, a high school biology teacher, was charged with teaching Darwinism in a public school Clarence Darrow, a long-time Agnostic became Scopes’s lawyer – arguing that TN’s law violated the separation of church and state statute by taking a distinct religious position, – This in turn impeded academic freedom

8. Stop Monkey-ing Around! Former Populist leader, William Jennings Bryan (Cross of Gold Speech) aided the prosecution by acting as an expert on the Bible Despite the fact that the Prosecution won in the end, Bryan’s reputation was ruined. Why? – Darrow crossed Bryan and made him appear a fool for taking the Bible literally What was the significance of this trial? – It reflects the conflict in America during the 20s between science and religion

9. How to do the Charleston

10. Suffrage Movement Many causes to the suffragist movement in the US – Other than the obvious of equal rights, women wanted to have a say in dictating politics and laws – Namely with the prohibition of alcohol – Why? Because men were getting drunk, beating their wives and/or kids, and they could do nothing about it It led to an increase in organized crime as well So how do women obtain the vote??? – By having the 19 th Amendment passed that states: “The right of citizens of the US to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US or by and State on account of sex…”

11. The “Perfect 36” http://www.history.com/topics/the-fight-for-womens- suffrage/photos# http://www.history.com/topics/the-fight-for-womens- suffrage/photos# In order for this Amendment to be ratified as a part of the Constitution, 36 states had to pass it in Congress. It had been on the table before, but had never been ratified The “Perfect 36” was the name given to represent the number of states needed to vote for women’s suffrage amendment

12. Women Suffrage in Tennessee Anne Dallas Dudley – First woman in Tennessee to establish a woman suffrage organization

13. Quiz – Who Am I? 1.I was known as the Great Bambino! 2.I was the 29 th president of the US whose term was one of scandal and corruption 3.I was a woman who argued for women’s right to vote 4.I was a women who cut my hair and danced to jazz music 5.I taught Darwinism in school and was put on trial for it a)Suffragist b)George Herman Ruth c)Warren G. Harding d)John Scopes e)Flapper After you have finished, provide an answer to the essential question (in paragraph form)

14. Answer the Essential Question Why did the modern culture of the 1920s cause some people to think that traditional society and morality were under attack?