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Category Archives: 1920-1932
Black Wall Street
This portion of the movie explains that it was not considered a crime to lynch a black in the United States during the Jim Crow era. The message that I’m conveying the audience is that blacks Americans experiences were unique in the United States ; they had endured all kind of atrocities in this land of freedom .African Americans were victims of a system that condemned blackness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYPVZw1S2Zs
Posted in 1920-1932, 1932-1940, Uncategorized
Tagged black wall street
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John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
My proposal will included several turning points in American history. One of my turning points is the emergence of monopoly. The envision will appear in the movie that I have imagined in the screenplay proposal will be the creation of the Standard Oil Company. The emergence of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company inspired many others industries to seek total control of the American market, which eventually led to many following historical turning points. In this specific scene, I will be using the 1920’s popular music called Dardanella written in 1919. Listening to the 1920s’ music allowed me to sense the atmosphere during the Gilded Age, especially Rockefeller’s situation being a rich and a happy person at that time. Also, this music combined with Jazz which is relevant to the historical culture as well.
Posted in 1920-1932, Social History
Tagged Dardanella, Gilded Age, Rockefeller, The Standard Oil Company
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“Flappers”
This image is of the “Flappers” which emerged in the 1920s. It is part of my screenplay in the middle of my film. I choose to include this female liberation movement because it is a turning point for women in which they break out of the norm and express themselves through their clothes and sexual behavior. I want my audience to get the feeling of freedom and the rebellious undertone this movement brings. Women have been fighting the war of freedom since the end of slavery and this movement is the result of all of their frustration and the celebration of being a women.
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 and Jesse Livermore
My screenplay will focus on the Wall Street crash of 1929 and Jesse Lauriston Livermore (July 26, 1877 – November 28,1940), a stock trader. The image will be used to show the audience the comparison of panic on the Wall Street and a person who made more than 100 million dollars at the Wall Street crash.
Posted in 1920-1932, Economic History
Tagged Financial Crisis, stock market, Wall Street
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‘Black Tuesday’ of my screenplay
Black Tuesday occurred on October 29,1929 which is a vital component that I envision in my screenplay. Prior to the stock market crash, Americans were in a progressive era with great economic prosperity. However, there was great speculation of the ‘bull’ market at the ti me. Hence, Black Tuesday brought an end to the economic prosperity since many investors bought stocks on margin. Havoc and depression erupted on Black Tuesday in NYC along with the rest of the country as people lost their nearly everything in their portfolios. Although Black Tuesday was not the sole cause for the Great Depression. banks and businesses began to close and consumer spending drastically declined consequently, which became factors leading to the Great Depression. After the stock market crash, people became frantic about selling the remainder of their portfolios and rushed to withdraw money out of the banks and it didn’t take long for the economy to go into a recession. Therefore, I’d like the audience to understand the significance of the day Black Tuesday and the changes it caused subsequently in American history.
Posted in 1920-1932
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The Speakeasy
The 21 Club in New York City was a Speakeasy in the 1920’s during Prohibition. Their website has some interesting information about the wine cellar:
Perhaps the most elaborately disguised vault in New York City, ’21’s Wine Cellar was built to be invisible. Behind several smoked hams that hung from the basement ceiling and a shelved wall filled with canned goods, stood a perfectly camouflaged 2 1/2 ton door that appeared to be part of the wall. Opened only by inserting a slender 18″ meat skewer through one of many cracks in the cement wall, the secret door silently slid back to reveal ’21’s most coveted treasure: two thousand cases of wine.
There were apparently many raids at the club but the staff was so good at keeping an eye out that they always saw the police coming and hid everything just in time. The 21 club has a section about its history on their website at http://www.21club.com/web/onyc/wine_cellar_history.jsp
Posted in 1920-1932
Tagged organized crime, prohibition, Roaring 20's, speakeasy
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Flappers
[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/3svvCj4yhYc" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]The flappers of the 1920s marked the beginning of a revolution of women. During this time, women ditched their conservative feminine looks and went for clothing, makeup and hairstyles that were a far cry from the norm and considered inappropriate at the time. Young women asserted their freedom by voting, driving cars, dancing, drinking, smoking cigarettes, staying out late, and going to “petting parties”.
Flappers of the 1920s are possibly best known for their style. At a time when corsets, long hair and long gowns were the norm, flappers introduced a more boyish look. Young women showed off their legs in short skirts, chopped their hair off into short bobs and wore excessive amounts of makeup. Kohl-rimmed eyes and bee-stung lips set the flappers apart from the rest. Accessories included newsboy caps, cloche hats, layered necklaces and horn-rimmed glasses. High heels came into fashion and dresses were often drop-waisted and knee-length to show off just enough leg when flappers danced.
This video depicts what life was like for a flapper.
Posted in 1920-1932, Cultural History, June 28 assignment, Social History, Uncategorized
Tagged flappers, Freedom, Roaring 20's, Style, Women Revolution
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Flappers
The term flappers in the 1920s referred to a “new breed” of young women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior. Flappers were seen as brash for wearing excessive makeup, drinking, treating sex in a casual manner, smoking, driving automobiles and otherwise flouting social and sexual norms.
Flappers had their origins in the period of liberalism, social and political turbulence and increased transatlantic cultural exchange that followed the end of the WORLD WAR , as well as the export of American jazz culture to Europe.
The photo shows “flappers” dancing “charleston” dance.
New York City in the 1920s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud5wk-5NRNM.
Here is the video of New York City in the twenties. The documentary movie is implemented with short descriptions of every scene. I thought it would be interesting to see how the City lived more than 90 years ago.
Resources: Ira H. Gallen Video Resources that have spent over 30 collecting and restoring from 16mm & 35mm Film Prints and Kinescopes some of the rarest and in many cases one of a kind FILMS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAKd_hCTqus
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were well known outlaws, robbers and criminals who, with their gang, traveled the Central United States during the Great Depression. The photo above was found in their hiding place in Missouri.
Their exploits captured the attention of the American public during what is sometimes referred to as the “public enemy era” between 1931 and 1934. Though known today for his dozen-or-so bank robberies, Barrow in fact preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and committed several civilian murders. They were eventually ambushed and killed in Louisiana by law officers. The video below is the scene after their death. Bonnie and Clyde have become a symbol of dangerously in love couple and an inspiration for numerous movies, theater plays and songs.
Posted in 1920-1932, June 28 assignment, Social History
Tagged crimes, gangster, the great depression
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