1920s

The Light and Dark The Light and Dark Sides ofSides of

The 1920’sThe 1920’s

The Dark Side of the 1920’sThe Dark Side of the 1920’s

• Return to Normalcy?Return to Normalcy?• Ohio GangOhio Gang• Teapot Dome ScandalTeapot Dome Scandal• Hoover and HardingHoover and Harding

Sacco and VanzettiSacco and Vanzetti

• Scapegoats or Villains?Scapegoats or Villains?

Ku Klux KlanKu Klux Klan

– Anti-black, Anti-black, anti-foreign anti-foreign and gained and gained widespread widespread support in the support in the 1920’s.1920’s.

Darwinism VS. Darwinism VS. FundamentalismFundamentalism• Did God create the earth?Did God create the earth?

• If so, did it take six days?If so, did it take six days?

• Fundamentalists say yes!Fundamentalists say yes!

• Evolutionists say NO!Evolutionists say NO!

• To be true Americans, we have to settle To be true Americans, we have to settle whether or not we can teach evolution…whether or not we can teach evolution…

BY TAKING IT TO COURT!!!BY TAKING IT TO COURT!!!

• The Scopes Monkey Trial!The Scopes Monkey Trial!

• Clarence Darrow VS. William Jennings Clarence Darrow VS. William Jennings BryanBryan

• Religion wins a hollow victory…Religion wins a hollow victory…

ProhibitionProhibition

Alcohol is considered evil…Alcohol is considered evil…

• Temperance Leagues, Women, Temperance Leagues, Women, Fundamentalists and various Fundamentalists and various politicians vote to do away with politicians vote to do away with alcohol…alcohol…

• Will It work?Will It work?

Before ProhibitionBefore Prohibition

During Prohibition…During Prohibition…

GangstersGangsters

• Controlled Organized Crime.Controlled Organized Crime.

• Bootleggers, numbers, prostitution, Bootleggers, numbers, prostitution, red-light districts and speakeasies red-light districts and speakeasies become their income.become their income.

Machine Gun KellyMachine Gun Kelly

Al Capone, the Real Al Capone, the Real ScarfaceScarface

St. Valentine’s Day St. Valentine’s Day MassacreMassacre

One of Capone’s Prison CellsOne of Capone’s Prison Cells

RedRed Scare Scare

• Are Are CommunistsCommunists Everywhere? Everywhere?

• What will happen about the strange What will happen about the strange letter bombs?letter bombs?

• Someone Call the Someone Call the FBIFBI!!!!!!!!

The Light Side of the 1920’sThe Light Side of the 1920’s

• Sometimes the Good and Bad go Sometimes the Good and Bad go hand-in-hand…hand-in-hand…

The Harlem RenaissanceThe Harlem Renaissance

• Definition:Definition:

• An artistic and literary movement An artistic and literary movement started by African-Americans located started by African-Americans located in Harlem, New York during the post-in Harlem, New York during the post-WWI years.WWI years.

Prolific Writer and Poet-Prolific Writer and Poet-Langston HughesLangston Hughes

Countee CullenCountee Cullen

• He married into He married into the family of the family of W.E.B. DuBois and W.E.B. DuBois and was a poet with a was a poet with a degree from degree from Harvard.Harvard.

Musicians and ClubsMusicians and Clubs

• Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong “Satchmo”“Satchmo”

Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington

Emcee and Band Emcee and Band leader pre and leader pre and post WWIIpost WWII

Duke’s Duke’s Band…Band…

FLAPPERSFLAPPERS

• WHO ARE THEY?WHO ARE THEY?

• WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?

• ARE WE SAFE?ARE WE SAFE?

LOST LOST GENERATIONGENERATION

• ERNEST ERNEST HEMINGWAYHEMINGWAY

The EndThe End

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