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2. The twenties were the years when drinking was against the law, and the law was a bad joke because everyone knew of a local bar where liquor could be had. They were the years when organized crime ruled the cities, and the police seemed powerless to do anything against it. Classical music was forgotten while jazz spread throughout the land, and men like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties, and with her bobbed hair and short skirts, she symbolized, perhaps more than anyone or anything else, America's break with the past. From Kathleen Yancey, English 102 Supplemental Guide (1989): 25.
Organized crimes, bars, and jazz were the highlights of the twenties. The police seamed helpless when herds of protesters were utilizing their rights. Classical music soon evaporated as jazz slithered its toe tapping, slow gyrating, smooth mellow tune in every bodies hearts. The bars were up and running, though liquor was against the law. The flapper was unique during that times also, bob hair cuts and mini skirts were the fashion of that time.