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
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.
Bicycling the Way to Title IX
How recreational bicycling in the 1800’s wheeled history forward towards Title IX
Heading Back into the Past: 1920s Italy
How digging in to family history can turn your understanding of your identity inside out
The Great Migration: Finding the Freedom to Make a Living
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.