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Beer barrels are destroyed by prohibition agents
in an unknown location in 1920.
Beer barrels are destroyed by prohibition agents
in an unknown location in 1920.
The Roaring '20s and Prohibition
After World War I it seemed as if the whole country decided to loosen up: Welcome to the Roaring ’20s and Prohibition. Also known as the Jazz Age, this is a time when social and cultural changes were essential aspects of American culture.
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Temperance & Prohibition is a discussion of prohibition presented by The Ohio State University. The report relates Prohibition to the 19th century Temperance Movement, the Women’s Crusade and the Anti-Saloon League. There are also cartoons from the Prohibition Party, an essay on Prohibition in the 1920s, and an article arguing that prohibition is still a good idea.
University of Virginia Library presents "Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro," an online recreation of the famous March 1925 edition of Survey Graphic magazine. Read articles by writers such as W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Alain Locke and many others, all documenting and celebrating the growth of African-American culture in the 1920s that came to be known as the Harlem Renaissance.
The 1920’s Experience is another comprehensive site devoted to everything that made the 1920s one of the most interesting decades in American history. There are sections on people and events, new technologies, art, literature, music and fashions. Be mindful of some ads that appear throughout the site, however.
Pittsburg State University presents “Jazz Age Culture: Part I,” the first of a series of Web sites exploring the music, literature, history and culture of the Roaring ’20s. There are links to topics covering consumer culture, Jazz Age writers, movies of the period, changing sexual mores and more.
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