"I Got the Heebie Jeebies!": A Look At the 1920's and 30's — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

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"I Got the Heebie Jeebies!": A Look At the 1920's and 30's

Name: Demarias Daniels
Major: History and Psychology
Hometown: Milwaukee
Faculty Sponsor: Stephanie Mitchell
Other Sponsors: Thomas Noer
Type of research: Senior thesis
Funding: N/A

Abstract

" I Got the Heebie Jeebies!" A Look at the 1920's and 20's of US History

                This thesis was done in order to look into how the Great Migration influenced the culture of jazz to expand and become a staple of influential activity in the 1920's and 30's. The sources used for this thesis included: old newspapers, music from the era, secondary literature, and pictures of the artists who were a part of that time period. These artists include Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Sweet Emma, and Bessie Smith among many others from the same cloth.
                 Many people underestimate music's influential role in history. It is as historically significant as any other artwork from a particular era. Music is an expression of cultural significance that can provide some insight into the artist's thought process while making it. This contributes greatly towards examining how music plays a definitive role in cultural and social history.
                  In the conclusion of the thesis, I examine how the musical genre of jazz gave many black southerners who moved north a chance to build better lives. Those southerners originally came up for work during the Great Migration and gained popularity by performing their music on the side. Jazz had arrived, paving the way for many blacks to send out messages through their music.

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