During the Great Depression, many people were at the hands of poverty. This included World War I veterans who were living on bonus payments from the federal government. Due to the bad economy, the veterans wanted an earlier payment date. … Continue reading
“> in this video is a brief speech from President Warren g. Harding in the 1920. President Harding was a strong public speaker and he had many known phrases like the return of “normalcy” or “Americas first”. even though his … Continue reading
This video was originally produced sometime in the 1920s. It depicts the crimes of two Italian immigrants accused of participating in a robbery at a Massachusetts factory. Sacco and Vanzetti were anarchists who dreamed of a society in which there … Continue reading
[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/_b0G4xAwFVg” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] This video explains what Who Alice Paul was and what she fought for. She advocated equal rights for women. It is unclear who is the narrator and when the video was originally produced.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiYqFXmVAFg During the January 16th, 1920’s the Volstead Act became the 18th amendment. This temperance movement banned alcohol, resulting in a division of the nation into two sides. One supporting the temperance movement, and the other against it. This supporters … Continue reading
In the video you hear a narrator speaking about Herbert Hoover. The content contained in the video is from the year 1929-1933 President Herbert Hoover was elected presdient in 1928. He was born in Iowa in 1874. Many Americans were unsatisfied … Continue reading
The video above, although made in 2008, depicted life in the 1920’s during the Great Depression. Depicated in the video are people that had to adjust to their new lives now that they could no longer could live the way … Continue reading
This video contains photographs, poems, songs and illustrations from the period of the Harlem Renaissance, with works from the famous poet, Langston Hughes. During the 1920s, the black population in New York severely increased due to a lot of blacks … Continue reading
This video is a 1920’s anti-alcohol commercial fueled by prohibition. It depicts a priest condemning alcohol, claiming it is evil and allows men to pray on the flower of American women. I find this whole thing rather revolting while simultaneously … Continue reading
“Torches of Freedom” was a phrase used to encourage women’s smoking during the women’s liberation movement in the United States. By the mid-1920s smoking had become commonplace in the United States and cigarette tobacco was the most popular form of … Continue reading
This media is footage of the popular Charleston dance which was a popular dance from the Jazz Age or 1920s. A man and a woman are depicted and the steps of the dance are highlighted. This is most likely an … Continue reading
The video shows the general American public becoming jobless and then homeless. These Americans went on to live in shanty towns. These communities of makeshift houses made out of cardboard and wooden crates were renamed Hoovervilles. The video shows the … Continue reading
The Great Depression of 1929 is shown in the video above. There were many people unemployed and they had to go to soup kitchens. There were consequences worldwide due to the depression. The Depression actually reversed the long standing movement … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlnBR3v5QoY This is a video made by Mari Suarez and Gaby Soto. It’s a complication of pictures taken from the Race riot in chicago (rather than an actual video). It represents the change in the society, where black americans are … Continue reading
This video was uploaded by a username Orion602 on June 20,2008. This user uploaded this video from a documentary from PBS website. This video introduction starts with Ann Douglas, a cultural historian, talking about the crash and how it was … Continue reading
In 1932, World War I veterans and those who supported them marched down the streets of Washington, D.C. in protest for their bonus payment to be given to them earlier for their services. But the Service Certificates, which were suppose … Continue reading
This video represents the black cultural community of the Harlem Renaissance. The song is by Cab Calloway, a popular black American jazz singer and band leader. The song in this video is called “Minnie the Moocher” and it was so … Continue reading
During the period between 1920-1933 alcohol was banned in America. Under the 18th Amendment and Volstead Act the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcohol was illegal. The prohibition of alcohol led to underground crime organizations.Crime increased and prisons were being … Continue reading
This media includes pictures from the 1920’s depicting the Harlem Renaissance. It talks about and shows pictures of major events that took place during the Renaissance. It discusses the change that African Americans began migrating to Harlem to create their … Continue reading
Both these clips are footage from the Scopes Trial. The first clip has Darrow examining Bryan outside the courthouse and then shows us the Judge, Judge Raulston announcing the verdict, as well as multiple views of the courtroom, filled with … Continue reading