Speakeasies, Flappers & Red Hot Jazz: Music of the Prohibition

Economic prosperity of the 1920s afforded Americans leisure time for enjoying sports, music, theater, & entertainment. Babe Ruth—Baseball & Jack Dempsey---Heavyweight Champion. Motion Pictures became more popular. The Jazz Singer----1st talking picture (1927)---Golden age of Hollywood. Mass Media helped break down the focus on local interests ................
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