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America 1918-1939 (Consumerism (Airplanes (by mid 1920s, some men and…
America 1918-1939
Consumerism
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Airplanes
by mid 1920s, some men and women had been flying planes for 2 decades
1927 - Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris in 33 hours
Flappers
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President of Florida University said that low cut gowns and short skirts 'are born of the devil they are carrying the present generation to destruction'
The Jazz Age
New dances being created
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Charleston, One Step and Black Bottom
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Famous jazzmen
Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Benny Goodman
The Catholic Telegraph - 'The music is sensuous, the female is only half dressed and the motions may not be described in a family newspaper. Suffice it to say that there are certain houses appropriate for such dances, but these houses have been closed by law.'
Prohibition
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Al Capone
Notorious, prohibition-era gangster
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Culture
Harlem Renaissance
Middle of the 1930s, Harlem was a center of culture
Explosion of cultural, social and artistical
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