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The 1920s, When Everything Was for the Taking at a Price

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can clearly be seen in this period, called the Roaring 20s, is the international flavor the decade adopted. Coming off the heels of the Great War, the 1920s were to  be a time of healing, a time of reconciliation and a time of national focus, United States interests in internationalism were decreasing. Economic Changes and Progress For the white "boys"  - Bootlegged booze, flappers, installment buying, the Model A, get- rich-quick schemes and "The Great Gatsby" - for some, the 1920s was a great party. But the decade was also  a time of swift economic change, technological innovation, and a rapid rise in standards of living. People of color The early twentieth century was fertile ground for the rise of  Black social institutions because of the development of Black neighborhoods in the context of an increasingly racist and segregated society. This rise was also influenced by the influx of  immigrants from the South, who arriving in "the city," felt themselves to be in an alien environment. The mass press and available education acted as a stimulus  to articulate a sense of social participation, and the prevailing political culture of social improvement and activism, exhilarating the development of Black neighborhoods. These organizations provided needed social contact  and solidarity that was almost impossible in society at large, increasingly racist and dominated by whites. These clubs and institutions also provided a sense of moral purpose that contributed to  ones sense of personal dignity despite poverty or a given lower status, in the overall society. Business Values Labor had no reason to celebrate the 1920s either, for in  this period management developed the fine art of using the labor injunction as a stinging weapon against strikes and labor disturbances. Nervous state officials also enacted and made energetic use