1928-This was one of the most important years of the 1920s. During this year inventions and new technologies led the way to a new society. In 1928 the first commercial televisions were being produced. Blacks and women were beginning to play an important role in American culture. Amelia Earhart ...

While Jim Crow laws were devastating the lives of African Americans in the South, a massive amount of Southern musicians, spread the seeds of Jazz as far north as New York City. This new genre of music formed fractures in the walls of racial discrimination. One poor girl from Missouri conquered an e...

The textbook referred to the 1920's as the "roaring twenties". During this time period there was an "explosion of image and sound making machinery that came to dominate" a great deal of American life. The movies, radio, journalism, advertising, and the recording industry experienced drastic changes ...

The Roaring Twenties The 20's were a time of sweeping changes for America. During this time lots of new things were introduced into American culture. This era also was the first to have a rapidly growing middle class set on raising it's standard of living. Americans in the ...