20171930-1960’s Popular CulturePopular culture became a huge part of American life in the 1930s and continued to drastically change through the 1960's. Throughout the time period, Radio, movies, sports and music influenced America in great ways. The Great Depression, that started in 1929 and ended in1939, and World War 2 that started in 1939 and ended in 1945 affected American popular culture in several ways. In the 1950's the Cold War began and anti communism began rising in America. In The 60's, popular…
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“New Negro Movement,” took place during the 1920’s through the 1930’s towards the end of World War one. It was a movement that african americans showed their creativity such as, poetry, music, art, and literature. In the 1930’s the NAACP was at the top of one of their fame moments which led to the influence of the african americans to show their creative side, this also somewhat encouraged the civil rights movement later into the 1950’s through 1960’s. Langston Hughes born on february 1, 1902 in Joplin…
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Ellington born on April 29, 1899, in Washington D.C. was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader was a huge figure in the history of jazz music, and his career extended more half a century. He composed thousands of songs for stage, screening, and songbooks, he also created one of a unique ensemble sounds in Western music and continued to play his music until his death which spanned over fifty years. Duke Ellington born by musician parents lived in a typical middle-class neighborhood of Washington…
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World War 1 and the Reconstruction Era, many African Americans were driven out of their homes from the South. Many decided to migrate to the East and West. In New York, many were able to easily find jobs since NYC was beginning to industrialize. Harlem, New York became a hot spot for migrating Africans and it was estimated that the African American community increased by more than 300,000 people. The Harlem Renaissance was a movement led by African Americans that took place during the 1920’s. It was…
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Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that started around 1914 and spanned through the mid 1930’s. “New Negro Movement” is what Alain Locke named it. The Harlem Renaissance was centered in Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Encompassing the new African American cultural expressions, and introducing black literacy and music culture years after the Civil War. Contributing factors that lead to the Harlem Renaissance were “The Great Migration”, education and politics. First, let’s explore the…
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The History of the 1920′s Charleston Dance The Charleston is a dance that became popular in the 1920 ′s, during the era of jazz music, speakeasies and Flappers. The Charleston was danced to ragtime jazz music in a quick-paced 4/4 time rhythm, the dance quickly become a craze around the world. It was a physical representation of the uninhibited enthusiasm many of the young people of that generation wanted to express • The Charleston dance was particularly popular with the Flappers, rebellious young…
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Kim Chau History 148 Paper #2 Word Count: 949 The decade of the 1950's sparked the rise of youth power. It was the beginning of actual “teenagers”. Post World War ll brought a baby boom that led to a mass amount of young people in the fifties. The youth culture was a significant social change that was taking place in America. The fifties youth culture had a considerable influence over pop culture. Their behavior, interests, and ideas were distinct from their parents. “Their attempts to forge…
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of World War I set up conditions for a new culture to transpire. Due to the loss of jobs the war created, many African-Americans moved from southern cities to northern cities during the 1920’s and 1930’s. In fact, so many of them moved up north, they created strong African-American communities, including Harlem in New York City. During the 1920’s, Harlem became the Mecca of Black culture and was home to many talented individuals from all fields. Roughly lasting from the end of World War I to the…
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Gospel music has been around for a hundred of years. Gospel music is highly emotional evangelical vocal music that originated among African American Christians in the southern United States and was a strong influence in the development of soul music. (Gospel Music) Gospel music quite evolved from the songs slaves sang on plantations notably work songs, and from the Protestant hymns they sang in church. However in the 19th century, spiritual hymns transfer into gospel music, which started the golden…
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Styles 1 Throughout the twentieth century, there have been many fashion trends that have come and gone. There have been the flappers of the 1920’s with their black mesh stockings and feathered hats, to the 1970’s with their bell-bottom jeans, and fluffy, eccentric hair dues. Fashion is defined as “A popular way of dressing during a particular time or among a particular group of people.” Fashion goes hand and hand with romance and glamour, but more recently, people have beginning to ask “Where has…
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