Speakeasies by Evan Fieldman

Related historical timeline created with Timeliner (Nobles grad, Tom Snyder)

Did you know that Speakeasies were illegal "nightclubs"?:
Speakeasies were created during the 1920's when alcohol was ruled as illegal. This law was called prohibition. Speakeasies were a place usually opened late at night where people could get alcohol and dance the night away. They were a place of great enjoyment in a time which got the name the"Roaring Twenties." Speakeasies would have code words for people to be allowed in. They usually were run by the local cop on the street. This caused Speakeasies to create a problem of organized crime.
Speakeasies were very popular in Harlem, New York. One of the most famous Speakeasies was the Cotton Club. The Cotton Club was famous because it had black performers entertain the crowd, but blacks were not allowed to enter the Speakeasy as a member. Also, In the recent movie "Hoodlum" the Cotton Club was to be protrayed in a major scene. Speakesies were a place were the affluent could party, local cops could make a little extra money, and discrimination was a problem.
--Evan Fieldman, student at Noble and Greenough School, Class of 2000
--history teacher:Tim Kelly
--sources: Don't Know Much About History, America's History Vol. 2,

Pictures of Speakeasies

Related web sites for Speakeasies

  1. Essay of Speakeasies
  2. An Into to the speakeasy
  3. History of Speakeasies in Movies

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