Prohibition and Culture
a person who smuggled alcoholic beverages into the United States during Prohibition
bootleggers
African American writer and folklore scholar who played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance; much of her work celebrated simple folkways and traditional values of people who had survived slavery.
Zora Neale Hurston
opposition to political and economic entanglements with other countries
Isolationism
the large-scale movement of African Americans from the South to northern cities in the early 20th century
Great Migration
a place where alcoholic drinks were sold and consumed illegally during Prohibition.
speakeasy
African American leader who promoted self-reliance for African Americans; he started the Universal Negro Improvement Society (UNIA), which urged African Americans to take pride in their heritage.
Marcus Garvey
favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people.
nativism
the 1919 peace treaty at the end of World War I which established new nations, borders, and war reparations
Treaty of Versailles
a sensational 1925 court case in which the biology teacher John T. Scopes was tried for challenging a Tennessee law that outlawed the teaching of evolution.
African American poet who described the rich culture of African American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. He wrote of African American hope and defiance, as well as the culture of Harlem and had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissance.
Langston Hughes
the unplanned and uncontrolled spreading of cities into surrounding regions.
Urban Sprawl
a kind of biased communication designed to influence people’s thoughts and actions
Propaganda
a preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods or acquiring goods in ever-greater amounts.
consumerism
Twenty-ninth president of the United States; his policies favored business, but his administration was known for scandals.
Warren G. Harding
one of the free-thinking young women who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes of the 1920s.
flapper
A state’s refusal to recognize an act of Congress that is considered unconstitutional
nullification