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Harlem Renaissance, Athletes, Pilots, and Women
at Work.

• How did individuals such as Babe Ruth, Jesse
  Owens influence American culture?
• How did individuals such as Charles Lindbergh
  change the face of American transportation?
• How did ideas from Harlem , New York spread to
  other parts of the United States?
• How did the artists, musicians, and writers of
  the Harlem Renaissance impact the rest of
  American society?

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In the 1920s many African American artists moved
to Harlem, New York. They used writing, music,
and painting to share their ideas and feelings.
This period became known as the Harlem
Renaissance.
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Writers and artists used their work to call for
an end to discrimination and unfair treatment of
African Americans.
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The 1920s was also a time when sports became more
popular than ever. Sports fans listened to
baseball and other sports on the radio. Athletes
such as Babe Ruth became as well known as movie
stars.
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Radio and newspapers quickly spread the news of
heroic accomplishments such as Charles Lindbergh.
He became the first person to fly alone across
the Atlantic Ocean. In May of 1927 he set off
from New York in his plane, The Spirit of St.
Lewis, to Paris, France. The trip lasted 33 ½
hours.
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Amelia Earhart later became the first women to
fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Life for many
women were changed greatly after they got the
right to vote in 1920. The booming economy and
changing culture opened up many new job
opportunities. Women were now allowed to have
office jobs.
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