Keep on Flappin' Girl.

This video is a perfect example of who the "new woman" (or flapper) of the 1920's was. I love the style that was of the time period and that's the reason for this video.
Moving on... HARLEM JAZZ!
I, for one, love jazz music especially Frank Sinatra. When black men came home from the war they wanted rights and full citizenship but that didn't happen. Blacks then turned to literature and the arts. From this emerged Langston Hughes who is a phenomenal poet who is very realistic in his words. One of his poems is: 

Hold fast to dreams 
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.


Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

I really like this poem because it's plain and simple and to the point. 

Another black man who emerged at this time was Aaron Douglas- a famous painter who linked African style with American style. 

In the form of art, music is a big deal. Jazz was the emerging style of the 1920's. One of my favorites by Louis Armstrong is a song called "Dream a Little Dream of Me". He's a fantastic singer and has the kind of voice that's real raspy in tone but the raspy sound adds to the effect of jazz. 

I think living in the time period would've been kind of fun... except for the crazy racism and prohibition. I think it'd be fun to be a flapper and dance around on stage. I love dancing, singing, acting, dressing up... would've been perfect.