What was going on in the 1920s

Modern civil rights laws for minorities were still many years away. As mentioned in the beginning of this article, the decade also represented the worst of times.

Here in North Carolina, Thomas W. Bickett was the governor until Show Boat became the basis for the popular musical of the same name. Prosperity had ended. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. The s represented an era of change and growth.

The decade was one of learning and exploration. America had become a world power and was no longer considered just another former British colony. American culture, such as books, movies, and Broadway theater, was now being exported to the rest of the world.

World War I had left Europe on the decline and America on the rise. Barrett A. The Evolution Controversy in North Carolina in the 's. Forsyth County Public Library. Winston-Salem in the Jazz Age. North Carolina Museum of History. A New Woman Emerges. October 19, Accessed February 28, October 29, The s could be considered a decade of progress for women and minorities for a multitude of reasons.

One of these reasons is that the nineteenth amendment was passed giving women the right to vote. Another reason is that women were being recognized as consumers and many new technologies were created for their usage. Another reason is that many minorities were recognized for their musical talent by playing in places such as the cotton club.

The s could be considered a period of regression for women and minorities for many reasons. One of these reasons is minorities were companies last options for hiring. Many minorities were without jobs because of this.

Another reason is some companies that had many minority employees became obsolete, taking jobs away from many minorities. Railroad workers Another reason is minorities that fought in the war and even those who gained rank were excluded from celebrations and were not recognized for their service.

Not only did the Amendment fail to be heeded; it often failed to be acknowledged with a straight face. If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth.

The Ku Klux Klan, a genocidal domestic terrorist organization founded during Reconstruction, was revitalized in , the result in part of new Klan leadership with an eye for publicity. In the early s, representatives from countries around the world worked out a way to make it easier for people to send mail across national borders. Charles Ponzi , an Italian immigrant to the United States, discovered a loophole in the system.

Because World War I left much of Europe in economic ruin, Ponzi realized that he could buy coupons in various countries and redeem them in the United States for a return on investment. Because he wanted large returns, he needed a large investment. He hired agents to bring in new investors, promising large commissions for the money brought in. Eventually, word spread that investments could bring massive returns, and investors were able to bring in new investors, who brought in new investors, and so on.

The system, of course, eventually collapsed, though Ponzi schemes live on today. In November , the first commercially licensed radio station began broadcasting live results of the presidential election. Two years later, Americans bought , radios. In , they bought , By , there were over commercial radio stations, and virtually the entire country was covered by radio signals. Stylish six-pieced crown of fine silk faced velvet.

High grade wreath of mixed colored fiber silk plush novelty morning glories. This cleaner not only uses suction to lift the dirt and dust it also includes a motor driven brush to help remove dust and dirt from the carpet before the suction lifts the dirt into the bag. Gandhi preached for mass civil disobedience, non-violence and peaceful resistance against British Rule in India and British Authorities sentenced him to six years' imprisonment.

The Great Kanto earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama in leaving over , fatalities. The first around-the-world flight is completed after days by two places from the United States Army. The Butler Act which prohibits evolution from being taught in public schools is passed in Tennessee in it is not repealed until Sears Robuck opens its first retail store in Chicago, Illinois in Sears had been selling through Home Shopping Catalogs since and would continue selling through catalogs for next 70 years at the same time as building one of the largest chain stores in the country.

The famous magician and escape artist Harry Houdini dies from a burst appendix at the age of Louis across the Atlantic nonstop and solo, direct from New York City to Paris, as the first solo transatlantic flight. It takes nearly 15 years to complete.

The Great Mississippi Flood in affects , people in what was then considered the greatest national disaster in US history. Check out the new toys pages where you can see some of the children's toys that could be found during the Roaring Twenties and other decades.

From Our Twenties Toys Page Below are some examples of kids pedal cars, you will notice from the advert below the toy pedal car makers were quick to mimic the cars of the period. Many if not most rural homes in the twenties did not have full indoor plumbing so this was your best chance of having a hot bath, the water heater could be a Gasoline or Kerosine based burner, To use the bathtub you first needed to fill the tank with water held 12 gallons , next light the burner and when ready fill the bath, to empty the bath attach the 6ft length of hose to the water outlet and drain out through the nearest window.

Jazz was the music of popular choice and some of the best known musicians were jazz musicians including Duke Ellington and Al Jolson. Many of his songs are still recorded and listened to today. A popular dance of the times was known as the Charleston. Due to the new technology available allowing movies to have both sound and color, the movie industry in Hollywood grew fast, as did the number of Cinemas showing the films.

In , laws were passed for the Prohibition of the consumption and even possession of alcohol, making it illegal.