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| Speakeasies | places for people to drink alcohol during prohibition |
| Great Migration | The movement of African Americans to the North for better jobs and opportunities. |
| Georgia O'Keefe | An artist known for painting urban scenes, flowers and the Southwest. |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald | Novelist who wrote about the Jazz age. Best known book was "The Great Gatsby" |
| John Steinbeck | Novelist who wrote about the poor migrant workers of the 20's and 30's. Most famous book was "The Grapes of Wrath" |
| Aaron Copland | Famous composer during the Jazz age |
| Jacob Lawrence | Painter who chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration north through art. |
| Langston Hughes | Poes who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots. |
| Duke Ellington | Famous New York City jazz musician. He wrote big band hits and broadway shows. |
| Louis Armstrong | New Orleans born, known as Satchmo, was known as the greatest jazz musician of all times. |
| Bessie Smith | One of the most successful blues artists of the 20's. |
| The 18th Amendment | Made it illegal to purchase, sell, or manufacture alcohol in the United States. |
| Ku Klux Klan | Hate group re-organized during the 20's to eliminate and intimidate all races of people other than whites. |
| Harlem Renaissance | Remarkable time of African American artistic achievement. |
| Jazz Age | Another name for the roaring 20's because of the popularity of jazz. |
| Amelia Earhart | In 1928 she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. |
| Al Capone | Most notorious gangster of the 20's. |
| Charles Lindbergh | The first person to fly solo across the Atlantic. His plane was called the Spirit of St.Louis |
| George "Babe" Ruth | One of the greatest baseball players of all time who helped baseball become one of the most popular sports. |
| Jim Thorpe | Greatest athlete of the 20's. American Indian who won 2 gold medals in the 1912 Olympics and went on to play professional baseball and football. |
