The Jazz Age

Before venturing out on the Journey of a Lifetime, it might be important to know something about your destination. We've got you covered.

The Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance The decade of the 1920s marked the birth of a new spirit of freedom and liberation in America, with jazz music as its beat, and new dance styles emerging from its syncopations.

Great Migration: Starting Over

Great Migration: Starting Over

  • Arts
  • History
  • Culture
  • Literature
  • Heart
  • Writing
  • Economics
  • Equity

The Great Migration in the early 20th century north meant Black Americans moving from a predominantly rural and small-town South to the great cities of the North. Starting over was a big adjustment for everyone, for better and, sometimes, worse.

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Bicycling the Way to Title IX

Bicycling the Way to Title IX

  • Engineering
  • History
  • Technology
  • Culture
  • Heart

How recreational bicycling in the 1800’s wheeled history forward towards Title IX

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Heading Back into the Past: 1920s Italy

Heading Back into the Past: 1920s Italy

  • History
  • Culture
  • Heart
  • Economics

How digging in to family history can turn your understanding of your identity inside out

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The Great Migration: Finding the Freedom to Make a Living

The Great Migration: Finding the Freedom to Make a Living

  • Arts
  • History
  • Culture
  • Literature
  • Heart
  • Music

In the late 19th century, oppressive race laws and economic hardship for Blacks in the South triggered a mass exodus of formerly enslaved people seeking a better life. It wasn’t easy.

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