Sc & the 1920’s boom8 6.2

1. SC & the 1920’s Boom 8.6-2— Explain the causes and effects of changes in South Carolina and the nation as a whole in the 1920s, including Prohibition, the destruction caused by the boll weevil, the rise of mass media, improvements in daily life, increases in tourism and recreation, the revival of the Ku Klux Klan, and the contributions of South Carolinians to the Harlem Renaissance and the Southern Literary Renaissance.

2. Rolling in the $

3. 1920’s Boom Social change in urban life due to new technology Water & sanitation systems (towns & cities) Trolley systems & automobiles allowed for living outside of the city where you worked Electricity (harnessed water power using dams) New appliances for the home (ex: vacuum cleaner, washing machine) Installment plans (credit) Not many SC flappers b/c SC remained sexist & segregated

4. Tourism in Charleston With agriculture income dwindling in the Lowcountry, attempts to bring tourist $ led to: Promotion of coastal development National historic preservation movement Automobiles increased tourism Northerners were attracted to the climate and old south culture

5. Failed Prohibition Bootleggers & Moonshiners Increased crime & corruption Blue Laws strictly enforced KKK new targets (immoral bootleggers & immigrant groups who continued to drink)

6. Mass Media 1930, 1 st radio station in SC went on the air in Charleston People listened to the radio & went to the movies (resulted in the nationalization of culture ) Big Apple night club for African Americans “The Charleston” (2:51) first originated there Original “Charleston” (1:50) The Shadow - Old time radio ! (9:38)

7. Southern Literacy Renaissance The Poetry Society of SC led to this revival Julia Peterkin (Pulitzer Prize winner for literacy) DuBose Heyward- author of Porgy (Opera: Porgy & Bess ) Writers celebrated ties to African Americans in American life

8. Harlem Renaissance Result of the Great Migration Fostered a black middle class Exalted the unique culture of African Americans Brought recognition & pride to black artists, particularly musicians Radio helped spread appreciation for new music trends to white audiences (jazz) Promoted a shared national culture (4:43)

9. Visual Art Visual artists used bright colors to capture the dance halls, jazz bands, & the emotion of the era William H. Johnson was an artist from Florence, SC Traveled to Paris in 1926 He settled & painted there Studied the works of modern European masters

10. Resurgence of the KKK 1915, full length movie: The Birth of a Nation “Redeemers of the Reconstruction Era” Movie aroused national racist sentiments against African Americans Anti-immigrant sentiments & legislation added radicals, immigrants, & Catholics to the KKK’s target list 1920’s- used advertisement & business organizational ties to promote membership & political power across the nation