The Roaring ’20s was a decade of jazz music and gin joints, pinstriped suits and Prohibition. Rebellious young women, known ...

Definitions of the 1920s reflect the extreme nature of the ... In 1921 she said in a speech, "We now have music by machines, we travel by machines — soon we will be having machines to do our ...

To learn more about jazz and its impact, watch The Devil's Music: 1920s Jazz, the final film in the 4-part Culture Shock series.

Life in the 1920s was defined by many cultural, political, and economic developments. Jazz music and flapper fashion defined the era's sound and look. The Harlem Renaissance brought popularity to ...

During the 1920s American society was very divided. Issues of morality, immigration, politics and race highlighted key fundamental differences. These tensions deeply affected people’s lives and ...