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The 1920s transformations greatly affected the American society. There was a dramatic social change

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The 1920s transformations greatly affected the American society. There was a dramatic social change and great economic growth in the 1920s that was made possible by the technological revolution. Productivity rose by more than sixty percent and the mass culture’s influence contributed to the progress and advancement of technology and goods. The 1920s was a time of culture wars and an age of incredible affluence and expansion of human rights. Although there were many aspects of this culture that broke away from the moral and manners of the Victorian era, in some ways this era was also traditional and conservative. Some issues during this era, known as the “roaring twenties” or the age of wonderful nonsense, like the “new woman”, the …show more content…

Women were now seeking a higher education and a career and were involved in organized unions, suffrage, helping the urban poor and founded the settlement houses. The WWI made way for the economic boom of the 1920s and was meant to make the world safe for democracy. The “new negro” was an African American that did not want to quietly submit to the segregation laws. The “new negro” movement was founded by Hubert Harrison in 1917.There was a newfound sense of optimism and opportunity for some in the African American community during the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that contributed to the society through its arts, music, literature, and poetry. Many rights of African Americans were violated during this period because of the Jim Crow laws but this “jazz age” period also brought light on ideas of freedom and a break away from the conservatives and traditionalists. Through music and more, this period in some ways allowed for mixed races and gave hope to the “new negro” who was self determined to end the racial discrimination that was preventing them from achieving their goals because of their social status and race. The Ku Klux Klan, all white Christian group, was considered far-right. This extremist group that is anti-African American, anti-Semitic, anti- immigration and anti-Catholic, had expressed themselves through acts of violence and terrorism. Lynching was a form of violence that was used by mobs used for justice without a trail.

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