Heroes
A small-town pilot who made the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight from New York City to Paris.
Who is Charles A. Lindbergh?
Who is a Bootlegger?
Coined the term "Jazz Age."
Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald?
A 1920s cultural movement centered in Harlem in which African American literature, art, and music flourished and expressed new pride in black identity.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
The first American to win a Nobel Prize in literature, the author of Babbitt, and one of the most outspoken critics of American culture.
What is the 18th Amendment?
A jazz pianist and composer led his ten-piece orchestra at the Cotton Club
Who was Duke Ellington?
The best-known poet of the Harlem Renaissance, whose jazz and blues influenced poems, depicted the everyday struggles and hopes of working-class African Americans.
Who was Langston Hughes?
The writer of The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise revealed the negative side of the period’s gaiety and freedom, showing wealthy and attractive people leading dangerous lives in gilded surroundings.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
Underground, hidden saloons and nightclubs, one had to speak quietly to avoid detection.
What is a Speakeasy?
A female blues singer, arguably the outstanding vocalist of the decade.
Who was Bessie Smith?
A writer and NAACP executive secretary who led campaigns against lynching, wrote influential works like God’s Trombones, and helped promote African-American arts and civil rights.
Who was James Weldon Johnson?
One of the many writers who met important issues head-on, writing poems celebrating youth and a life of independence and freedom from traditional constraints.
Who is Edna St. Vincent Millay?
Also known as "Scarface," he was a ruthless Chicago crime boss during Prohibition.
Who was Al Capone?
Famous for his astounding sense of rhythm and his ability to improvise. Made personal expression a key part of jazz.
A Harlem Renaissance writer who celebrated the lives, speech, and traditions of South African Americans in her work.
Who was Zora Neale Hurston?
Wounded in World War One, became the best-known expatriate author. Also wrote The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms.
The root cause of organized crime
Prohibition
A concert music composer who merged traditional elements with American jazz, therefore creating a distinctly American sound.
George Gershwin
A Jamaican-born leader who founded the UNIA(Universal Negro Improvement Association) and promoted black pride, economic independence, and a separate black society. He inspired many with his message of “back to Africa.”
Who was Marcus Garvey?