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The 1920s

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Forum looks at the history and cultural changes that occurred during the 1920s in America, from the role of women and African Americans to the influence of jazz, and more.

Guests:

Paula S. Fass, the Margaret Byrne Professor of History at UC-Berkeley and author of "The Damned and the Beautiful: American Youth in the 1920s"

Gayle Pemberton, professor of English, African American Studies, and American Studies at Wesleyan University

David Goldberg, professor of history at Cleveland State University and author of "Discontented America: The United States in the 1920s"

David Kennedy, the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of American History at Stanford University and author of Pulitzer Prize-winning "Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War 1929-1945."

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