Negative Effects Of The 1920s

The 1920s were considered the decade of extraordinary social and political change. People who had once taken residence in the country and lived as farmers migrated to the cities for job opportunities and many more things. While the decade symbolized an era of affluence, leisure, and inventions in the medical and technological fields, no one can or should deny that the 1920s hosted a dark side which is a stain on the great 1920s image. The 1920s was trapped in a wave of racial violence, and injustice. But despite that detail, the 1920s was an overall positive era that improved the lives of many throughout this country and the world. Inventions, resurgence of black pride, and the creation of new forms of entertainment, such as movies and music

were all born in this era making the Roaring 1920s well deserving of its title.
First, the resurgence of black pride was essential to the African-Americans all over the United States because it allowed the oppressed group to gain a semblance of culture, because prior to the Harlem Renaissance African-Americans in the United States struggled to get food on their tables and a roof over their heads.

The Harlem Renaissance helped the African-American community to develop their own identities from being former slaves, and a former group of oppressed people into men and women who were equal to their white counterparts. The rebirth of black culture changed the way the world saw blacks in general, before they were seen as savages and lesser men, unequal of a shred of respect, and always criminalized but thanks to the Harlem Renaissance many people had their perspectives shifted. African-Americans were seen as people with class, power, even though the majority were poor, cultured. One could argue despite the Harlem Renaissance, there were race riots against the colored people, which is absolutely true. Lynchings of blacks, segregation, and many more things were still prevalent in the 1920s, but the Harlem Renaissance helped the African-American community by making the white americans see that not every black man is a malefactor of some

sort.
Equally important if not more, was the inventions of the 1920s. From the very first electric iron which was invented in 1905 to the creation of frozen foods in 1929, the United States made grew leaps and bounds during this time period. The various types of inventions created multiple opportunities for the citizen of the US to enjoy leisure. The inventions of the washing machine and vacuum cleaner allowed women to have more free time to do what they pleased rather than work all day and take care of their families. The invention of the Model T by Henry Ford allowed men to commute and travel places a lot easier. The invention of the Model T also allowed women to have more freedom as they too could drive the automobiles and go to different places. Another major invention designed in the 1920s was the concept of birth control. Prior to 1916 there were no birth control clinic in the world and it wasn't until Margaret Sanger came along and built one. While Margaret Sanger was into negative eugenics, which involved erase African-Americans, it doesn’t change the fact that she created a concept which 50% of all women are grateful for in the United States. This provides even more evidence to why the 1920s were roaring despite the few warring events that occurred.
Correspondingly, the entertainment in the 1920s paved the way for the movies, tv shows etc… that people watch in their free time or to unwind. Hollywood was created in 1911 for the motion pictures industry.
In the final analysis, while the 1920s was filled with strife for different groups of people it was still a great era which significantly helped develop this country and the world in general through the innovations and developments. Many argue that the 1920s was a time period of warring events, while its true that many warring incidents occurred it would be foolish to not look at the positives that took place and helped develop the modern world to what it is today.