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Tulsa Historical Society: The Tulsa Race Riot
A brief, but compelling description of the Tulsa Race Riot along with photographs showing the devastation of Black Tulsa as a result of the looting and burning by the white rioters.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: The Twenties 1913 1929
How would you describe the 1920s? The decade was called the Roaring Twenties, the beginning of modern America. Take a look at the economic prosperity, prohibition, popular culture, and the invention of the automobile, then you decide, a...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Normalcy Under Attack: The Culture Wars of the 1920's
A comprehensive collection of slides presents the story of the United States in the 1920s. Examine the social changes as well as the cultural conflicts which occurred during the era.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: New Yorker Cartoons
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: 20th Century: Religion in American History: The Rise of Fundamentalism
An essay on the definition and discussion of generic fundamentalism and historic fundamentalism, includes historian debate, online resources and guide for student discussion.
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide: The Beautiful and Damned (Etext)
Read Fitzgerald's whole novel at this site. The formatting is clean and easy to read, but there is no accompanying commentary or interpretation.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Detroit News Newsreels
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Chicago Tribune Cartoons
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Modern Faith
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Felix the Cat
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Digital History
Digital History: The 1920s an Overview
A brief overview of what is in store for America in the 1920s, the Jazz Age. Read about the rise of consumerism, the clash of values, and the rise of fearing the "other."
Library of Congress
Loc: The Great Gatsby: Primary Sources From the Roaring Twenties
In order to appreciate historical fiction, students need to understand the factual context and recognize how popular culture reflects the values, mores, and events of the time period. Since a newspaper records significant events and...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: Becoming Modern: America in the 1920s: Modernity
Primary resources from 1920s period offers a sense of cultural, social, political and economic thought during that time period. Includes notes, questions for discussion, and links to supplemental material.
Scott Alexander
Red Hot Jazz: Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Lots of information on Benny Goodman with links to related subjects: his music, his band members, his bands and orchestras.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Women in the 1920s
A comprehensive overview with detailed facts about the changing role of women in society. Provides lists of famous women of the 1920s.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Old Values vs. New Values
An overview of the clash between the old way of life of the Victorian Age and the new, the Jazz Age.
Library of Congress
Loc: Photographs From the Age of Jazz
This William P. Gottlieb Collection from the Library of Congress contains over 1600 photographs of celebrated jazz artists and documents the jazz scene from 1938 to 1948.
Digital History
Digital History: Low Brow and Middle Brow Culture
A good overview of the popular culture in the Jazz Age. Read about the kinds of entertainment and literature enjoyed by the middle class in the 1920s.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: American Culture in the 1920s
Learn about jazz, flappers, and the Lost Generation.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Red Scare
A dark side to the Jazz Age was the increase in the fear of Communism. Read about the federal government's actions to stem anything that was thought to threaten American security.
Other
For Many, One: Passing From Light to Dark
This scholarly article looks into the treatment of race and ethnicity in the 1920s and how they were handled in popular culture. Read about stereotypes of African Americans and immigrants from Asia and southern Europe and find out how...
Other
John Carrol University: Harlem Renaissance Multimedia Resource
This site about the Harlem Renaissance includes audio and video files. A great resource that discusses many aspects of the Harlem Renaissance including African American education, politics, literature, and philosophy.
Other
Babe Ruth
The official web site of Babe Ruth provides excellent resources about his baseball career and his personal life.
Other
Duluth Lynchings Online Resource
A comprehensive resource that provides a variety of primary source documents that relate to the lynching of three black men in Duluth. There is a timeline, short profiles on all the people involved, information on the trial, and the...