Owney Madden

The Cotton Club A speakeasy with the best music and performers. The Cotton Club was best known for its wonderful music and great alcohol. It gave black musicians a place to perform and a gateway to fame. The club was also a place where white folks could go to enjoy themselves. Although it was very successful it would be shut down several times but then it would be reopened just as quickly. The Cotton Club was notably one of the best nightclubs of its time. The Cotton Club was not always the same

There is No Color in Music Throughout the 1920s, the U.S. was experiencing segregation with a decay. African-Americans and Caucasians were split, and the social classes were divided by the color of skin. Caucasians were automatically assumed to have a higher social standing than any other ethnicity. This divide was everywhere- schools, housing, public amenities, and especially in clubs. Nightclubs during the 1920s were booming, attracting large crowds promising entertainment as they were practically

The Harlem Renaissance, a cultural movement that began in the 1920s, brought an excitement and a new found freedom and voice to African-Americans who had been silent and oppressed for a long time. The evolution of African-American culture, expressed through art, music and creative writings, and establishing roots in European-American society became known as the Harlem Renaissance. (“Harlem Renaissance”) After the American Civil War ended in 1865 more jobs and education became available for black

The picture above, called “Life” is an illustration of two partners dancing the Charleston illustrated by John Held. Charleston was one, if not the most popular dance of Jazz music era. Jazz music was created by African Americans and originated in New Orleans. It become popular among the white Americans and helped gained most acceptance of African Americans from the whites. The picture above. Jazz music and culture was the most signifying pop culture of the era. The music was enjoyed almost by everybody

There are few adults in this country who have not heard of the terms “Mafia”, the “Mob”, or “Organized Crime”. Hence, there are probably as many opinions of what these terms mean as there are people who know them. Over the years, my perceptions about organized crime came mainly through Hollywood productions or news accounts of criminal activity. Overall, I have had a disapproving opinion of organized crime. I would say that for the most part my perceptions prior to enrollment in this class have been

Harlem was famous for its glamorous nightlife that allowed the American people an escape from everyday life and its hardships. Harlem had many high end clubs and less popular clubs and parties that everyone could enjoy. The Prohibition didn’t stop these clubs from selling and distributing liquor, in fact it only made it more popular and very profitable. Many musicians, dancers, and singers became famous from their performances in these places or on the streets in front of them. While there were many

Music such as jazz was commonly used mediums where African American musicians sought fame and fortune. Many influential artists took to the stage in clubs such as the Cotton club. Notorious gangster Owney Madden took over as the owner, where he used the club’s popularity as a platform to sell his alcohol in the face of prohibition. It came to be known as a hub for alcohol, drugs, marijuana, and interracial sex. Despite being a white-only establishment, this Harlem nightclub lent itself to some of

The Harlem Renaissance was a period of ethnic rebirth in the streets of Harlem, New York that changed the way people viewed black culture and their art. During the Great Migration, hundreds of African Americans packed their bags and moved north in search of a better life. There, they were given the chance to express themselves through their music and literature. New artists, musicians, and writers emerged from the city. Musicians like Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday performed in clubs, showcasing

The topic of this paper is gangsters in organized crime can either work alone or work with other gangsters. When people commit crimes with other criminals, their personal ties to each other become strong when there is especially trust or there could be no trust, however, those ties can become strong at some point. My paper will be about on the organized criminal structures that Frank Costello had. In the book, it has a lot of personal ties telling the reader who ties personally that Costello had

During a time when blacks were considered less than equals to whites, Jack Johnson refused to be oppressed by racist America. He was both unafraid and uncompromising. He went wherever he chose, did whatever he wanted, and controversially had sexual relations with whichever race of women he wanted. As a boxer, Johnson went from being an unknown to the first African American heavyweight champion of the world. With little regard for his safety, he destroyed white fighters when blacks were expected