Roaring 20s
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US History [1]
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Harlem Renaissance Great Migration saw African Americans move to the north This new environment stimulated artistic development, racial pride, community, and political organizations. Claude McKay ? first important writer of the movement. His work expressed defiance and spoke out against racism. Langston Hughes ? Became the leading voice of the African American Experience Louis Armstrong ? Introduced jazz (a style of music influenced by Dixieland music and ragtime) A famous nightspot was called the Cotton Club where many famous Jazz players got their start Flappers In the 1920s, a new woman was born. She smoked, drank, danced, and voted. She cut her hair, wore make-up, and went to petting parties. She was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper.