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1924: The Roaring Twenties

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1924: The Roaring Twenties
So you know how the 1920”s in general were talked about a lot but people never talk about how important the year 1924 is.1924 was a big year for history in the United States it was in the middle of the roaring 20’s and a lot of events were going on during that time In 1924 the Harlem Renaissance was in full gear, the hatred for the Prohibition Act was still occurring and the changes of the culture in general were incredible. For society during this time everything was turned upside down. For society during this time a lot of things changed between the blacks and whites, one thing that happened was the Harlem Renaissance by 1924 after only being around for a couple of years. The Harlem renaissance …show more content…

The prohibition was the banning of manufacturing, storing, transporting or selling of alcohol. It was introduced by a Texas senator by the name of Morris Sheppard. (Eighteenth) The prohibition was the 18th amendment inside of the U.S Constitution and it made a lot of people angry. It was approved by the U.S House of Representatives and the U.S Senate's on December 18th. (Eighteenth) And because of this rule a lot of people broke it because they thought it was unfair and they didn't like that rule (Eighteenth). This act brought a lot of crime in the U.S. like speakeasies. Speakeasies were a way to make it easier for people to drink and not get caught and be able to drink in social areas .(Vile) Cops knew what was going on but they didn't really care about it too much. The prohibition was the only amendment that was repealed.(Eighteenth) The 18th amendment went through the 1920”s but was changed in 1932 by the 21st amendment.( Eighteenth) The only way the document could of have been ratified was how a member of the House of Representatives said which was "The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two-thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either case, …show more content…

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