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1921 a Year of Consequence |
The year 1921 - a year of consequences 39 lines So many things happened in 1921 That changed the world In ways that are still reverberating, The US and Germany signed a treaty Ending the war Isolationism spreads across the land, The red summer of 1921 The Tulsa race riots occurred Greenwood burned to the ground. Led to the development of the FBI The Palmer raids and other attacks on the alleged radical menace, and “anarchists” – the “terrorists” of the day. the Soviet Union began to take shape the civil war ending with the defeat of the white Russian forces. the competition between communism and capitalism began in those days. The roaring twenties began Radical changes in society Woman getting the right to vote Prohibition starting Spanish flu receding Proto feminism And civil rights battles began As Jim Crow intensified in the South And the great black migration To the North began but most importantly to me My grandfather who had fought in Europe Came back got married and went to London To study at the London school. And my father was born In 1922 While he was still in London. NEW PROMPT: What happened in '21? https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1921.html Some things listed for 1921 were: Emergency Quota Act - limited number of immigrants coming into the US Ireland -- Irish Free State created Babe Ruth Home Run Record Coco Chanel introduces "Chanel No. 5". Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated in Arlington National Cemetery. |