The Carroll Dickerson Band at the Sunset Cafe, Chicago 1922 - Courtesy Frank Driggs Collection

As African Americans migrated to northern cities like Chicago and New York in search of better opportunities, they brought jazz and the blues with them. At this time, many young Americans were disheartened by the destruction of World War I and began to challenge the old-fashioned attitudes of their parents. Listening and dancing to high-spirited jazz and blues became part of their rebellion. Young women, known as "flappers," shocked their parents by cutting their hair and wearing shorter dresses. Because the 1920s were a time of rapid economic growth, people had money to spend on entertainment and household goods. For the first time radios and record players were widely available in stores. Jazz went from being played in New Orleans honky-tonks to America's airwaves, dance halls, and living rooms.