American Studies: The 1930's

Ma Rainey was not the first blues singer, however, she should have been. She was involved in an era which women were the marquee names in t...

Bessie Smith was the first blues and jazz singer, and the most powerful. Her title, "The empress of Blues" was earned rightfully...

One of the most innovative and prominent figures in music throughout the 1930s was Alan Lomax. He was an ethnomusicologist and folklorist....

Found this to be quite interesting. I've heard a plethora of rumors regarding the relationship between Walt Disney and Hitler. The ru...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84L8ccrGpC0 I found this short compilation video of Thomas Hart Benton's paintings. He was the enemy of...

For the most part we learned about a decrease in crime during the depression era.  This is a post, however, on the unsolved serial killings ...

I couldn't find much information on what was going on in Portland during the 1930s, but I did discover this neat blog that posts picture...