In 1920, Canada joined the League of Nations. A new conservative prime minister, Arthur Meighen, took office, but was unseated by Mackenzie King, a liberal who governed Canada for most of the decade. Women gained the right to vote but struggled with discrimination and unfair wages. Men retain...
Using historical source information from the New York state Probation Department, the article focuses on the lives of five residents of Harlem in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s. Some of the subjects considered include the urban experiences of African Americans during the period, African...
TWO EXHIBITS FRAME AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE MUSEUMS FOCUS ON LIFE IN 1920S-40SChristine Temin, Globe Staff
During the 1920s and 1930s, a host of African American poets and novelists added their voices to this new American vision. Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Countee Cullen, among others, gathered in New York City’s Harlem (黑人住宅区) district. They began to write ...
Poverty was often a result of racism, segregation and inequality. Some Americans rebelled against the conformity of the 1950s because they despised the economic disparity between whites and minorities. For example, poverty rates for African Americans in the 1950s were double those of whites. Wealth...
As such, the federal government took control of most aspects of the economy to ensure that high volumes of goods were produced for the war. This was particularly true of the industrial sector, where women were recruited to fill labor shortages. How did World War I affect the Americans at ...
During the peak of the Great Migration in the 1920s, African Americans seeking employment opportunities and a better way of life flocked from the rural South to the industrialized North in large numbers. In New York City, Harlem was one of the most popular destinations...
Today, jazz is recognized as a uniquely American art form created by African Americans. It is considered one of the most important cultural achievements. The 1920’s A New Popular Culture is Born. Radio How did radio help create a common culture in the U.S.? People throughout the country...
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She became the director of Princeton’s writing program in 2015 and the chair of the Lewis Center for the Arts in 2019. In 2021 she joined the Harvard faculty as a professor of English and of African and African American studies. Smith was named the 22nd poet laureate of the United ...