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Cultural History

The cultural history of the United States covers topics such as art, music, literature, sports, and folklore.

Key Topics:
  • First Great Awakening
  • American Enlightenment
  • Republican motherhood
  • Transcendentalism
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin
  • Mark Twain
  • Blues
  • Chautauqua
  • Jazz
  • Roaring Twenties
  • Harlem Renaissance
  • Rock and roll

Recommended Reading

  • Harlem Renaissance Party - Faith Ringgold
  • Harlem Renaissance - Nathan Irvin Huggins
  • Jazz - Paul Tanner
  • The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief - George Marsden
  • The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820 - Robert A. Ferguson
  • The First Great Awakening in Colonial American Newspapers: A Shifting Story - Lisa Smith
  • Jazz - Toni Morrison

Oregon Pioneers -- "Northwest Indians"

Hundreds of American Indian tribes lived and competed in the Pacific Northwest, ranging from the nomadic Paiute to the prosperous, stratified Chinook.

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Other Articles

  • The First Woman Presidential Candidate - "Notorious Victoria" Woodhull
  • The National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association
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