PPT-African-Americans in the 1920s

The Great Migration Push Factors Reduced opportunities for employment political participation and better quality of life due to Reconstruction failure and 1896 Plessy vs Ferguson Supreme Court decision. D. ifficulties . A. fter . T. he Civil War? . Social Problems. Even though slaves were set free, they faced major difficulties after the war. Grandfather Clause. Literacy Tests. Poll Taxes. KKK. Sharecropping . Themes. ,Advertising and Attitudes towards Consumerism/Mass Media. Characteristics of the Twenties. Mass-Produced consumer goods. Consolidation of Companies. Electrification. Automobile. Rising Stock Prices. “Normalcy” & Isolationism. The 1920s. T. he Roaring Twenties. Learning Goals. Gain an understanding of changes America experiences both domestically and internationally once WWI ends. . Discuss the causes of and reaction to the Red Scare.. Productive negotiations with Colombia. Winning the Spanish-American War. Sending US Marines to occupy Nicaragua. Supporting Panamanian independence from Colombia. The United States obtained the right to build a canal across Central America by. Renaissance – . African American literary awakening of the 1920s, centered in Harlem. Will have a profound effect on art and music in the 1920s.. 2. Jazz . Age – . term used to describe the 1920s due to the improvisational nature of jazz and how the Roaring Twenties appeared to be a time of boom and prosperity.. D. ifficulties . A. fter . T. he Civil War? . Social Problems. Even though slaves were set free, they faced major difficulties after the war. Grandfather Clause. Literacy Tests. Poll Taxes. KKK. Sharecropping . THE ROARING TWENTIES. Americans on the Move. Urbanization still accelerating.. More Americans lived in cities than in rural areas. 1920:. New York 5 million. Chicago 3 million. URBAN VS. RURAL. Farms started to struggle post-WWI.. Clash of Values . The New Mass Culture . The Harlem Renaissance . The Twenties, 1919-1929. “The Jazz Age” . 4 Major Trends of the 1920s. 1. The 1920s were a time of . great prosperity.. 2. The 1920s were a time of . Education. Most African American were forced to go to schools for black people especially in the South due to segregation. Also African Americans could only pass middle school then they can’t be in high school. The reason being because most whites thought African Americans are too dumb to learn advanced learning. Soon in 1932 some African Americans from Philadelphia started a group called the Educational Equality League of Philadelphia. And they had three main goals one to stop Segregation of Schools. Another was to hire Black teachers, and to allow African Americans into Philadelphia School board. Soon it influenced all states to allow the banning of Segregation for schools.. Warmup: Answer the following using . the handout. . The 1920s are often perceived as a period of great wealth. What evidence does the author present that America during the 1920s was increasingly prosperous? . I Can:. Describe & evaluate the impact of scientific & technological innovations of the 1920s. . Identify & evaluate the impact of new cultural movements on American society in the 1920s. . I Can:. Describe & evaluate the impact of scientific & technological innovations of the 1920s. . Identify & evaluate the impact of new cultural movements on American society in the 1920s. . Week 16 : December 12-16, 2016 Sacco & Vanzetti Clemency Hearing, plus Ch. 13: Roaring Life of the 1920s Homework : READ Americans Ch. 13 section & record 5+ notes by Wednesday (2 Practice Question. This type of speech is intended to ruin someone’s reputation by lying and is not protected by the United States . A. Libel and Slander. B. Fighting Words. C. Clear and Present Danger.