How widespread was intolerance in the 1920s?

As some members of American society were enjoying liberation, others were facing intolerance and racism. The vast majority of Americans were either immigrants or descendants of recent immigrants and the USA had prided itself on being a 'melting pot.' In theory this meant that individual groups lost their ethnc identity and blended together with other groups to become just Americans, yet in practice this was not always the case.

Lessons & Resources » How far did US society change in the 1920s?

• Political Cartoon Interpretation
• What were the Roaring Twenties?
• How was life different for women in the 1920s?
• Why were Sacco and Vanzetti executed?
• The rise and fall of the Klu Klux Klan
• What was the experience of Black and Native Americans in the 1920s?
• What was the Monkey Trial all about?
• What was prohibition and why was it introduced?
• Why didn't prohibition work?
• Who was Al Capone?