Us History Harlem Renaisance and Nativism

What is the Harlem Renaissance and when/where did it happen?

A celebration of black culture through art, music, and literature. Happened in Harlem, NY in the 1920s

Why is the harlem renaissance important?

The first time african american culture became mainstream.

Who was involved in the harlem renaissance?

Marcus Garvey(black nationalism and back to african movement, Langston Huges(writer), Zura Neal Hurston(writer), Louis armstrong(jazz musician), Duke Ellington(jazz musician), and Ella Fitzgerald(Jazz musician)

Nativism in the 1920s

Nativists continued to argue that immigrants were taking jobs away from americans, and argued that american religious, political, and cultural traditions were being threatened. WW1, Russian revolution, and red scare strengthened this movement

Red scare

sacco vs. vanzetti and palmer raids(suspecting communist people)

Emergency Quota Act and National Origins Act

established the quota system to limit immigration and another tactic the Used to keep immigrants out was the literacy test Ex: immigrants in South Europe has 299,000 come to the US in 1921, 8000 in 1925, and 22000 in 1938.

Old Klan

formed during reconstruction, mainly centered in the south, opposed african american voting and white southern republicans.

New Klan in 1920s

Formed during WW1 because of Silent film Birth of a Nation(glorified the KKK), all over the country, opposed african americans, jews, catholics, and immigrants.

temperance movement(progressive era)

to push for laws that kept family members safe, some women joined this movement(limit alcohol consumption), members believed alcohol was the cause of many problems in America: Domestic Abuse and neglect, men wasting money on alcohol, and increase in crime

Prohibition(18th amendment)

gained more support after WW1, banning of alcohol, in 1919, the 17th amendent was ratified, prohibited the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol in the US, supported the Volstread Act

Bootleggers

people who continued to make alcohol illegally, sold it to consumers, leads to nascar(stock car racing), in cities

Speakeasy

In cities, illegal drinking establishments that attracted many customers who still wanted to drink

Rise of Organized crime

The prohibition advocated has thought that government action could make the nation safer, it had the opposite effect.

Al Capone

most notorious gangster of prohibition, made 100,000,000 a year during prohibition through illegal alcohol sale

21 Amendment

Repeals prohibition(18th amendment), the 18th amendment is the only constitutional amendment to be repealed by another.

New Women of 1920s

women in the 1920s wore shorter hemmed dresses and cut theirr hair shorter(bobbed), danced in public to the crazes(fox trot and the charelston), entered the work force in large number(result of ww1), enjoyed more political rights(19th amendment voting)

What is the style of women in 1920s?

style:bobbed hair and short skirts

Flappers

the most rebellious women, they wore, short skirts, bobbed hair, and drank and smoked in public

Scopes(monkey) trial

tennesse passed a law that made it illegal to teach darwin’s theory of evolution, john scopes, a biology teacher in tennesse was chosen by the ACLU to challenge the law, he taught evolution and promptly arrested. Attorneys(Clarence darrow vs. William Jennings Bryan)

Why was the scopes trial a big deal?

trial of the century, reporters flocked in to cover the case, they sold souvenirs, scopes was found guilty and fined 100$. The trial showed a major division in society: Fundamentalism vs. Modernism, Science vs. Religion, Tradition vs. Progress