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Marcus Garvey
was a proponent of Black nationalism in Jamaica and especially the United States. -
Langston Hughes
He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry. -
The Great Migration
was the movement of 6 million African-Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between 1916 and 1970 -
Jazz Music
Some will say that Jazz was born in 1895, when Buddy Bolden started his first band. Others will say 1917 -
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters -
Frances Willard
Willard became the national president of Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1879 -
Social Darwinism
The term social Darwinism is used to refer to various ways of thinking -
Warren G. Harding "Return to Normalcy"
Harding's campaign promised a return to "normalcy," rejecting the activism of Theodore Roosevelt and the idealism of Woodrow Wilson. -
William Jennings Bryan
he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, standing three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States. -
Clarance Darrow
leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, and a prominent advocate for Georgist economic reform -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford was an American captain of industry and a business magnate -
1st Red Scare
The First Red Scare was a period during the early 20th-century history of the United States marked by a widespread fear of Bolshevism and anarchism -
20th Amendment
The 20th Amendment is important because it tried to eliminate Lame Duck presidents and legislators. It is also important because it failed. Before the 20th Amendment the presidential term and the congressional term both started on March 4 of the year after the election. -
Prohibition & the 18th Amendment
of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol (though not the consumption or private possession) illegal. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1921 to 1922, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding. -
Scopes Monkey Trail
referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case in July 1925 in which a substitute high -
Charles A. Lindbergh
In 1927 he became the first man to successfully fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean. His airplane was called spirit of st. Louis. -
Stock Market crash "Black Tuesday"
was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States (acting as the most significant predicting indicator of the Great -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, originating in the United States. -
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
His ambitious slate of New Deal programs and reforms redefined the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans. Reelected by comfortable margins in 1936
