Lucky Lindy
· In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis on a solo flight across the Atlantic from Long Island (Roosevelt Field) to France.
· John Scopes, a Tennessee teacher, taught his students about the Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in violation of state law.
· During his trial, attorney Clarence Darrow defended Scopes, and William Jennings Bryan represented the state.
· Scopes was convicted and fined, and the law against teaching the theory of evolution remained.
· The goals of the new Klan were to preserve the U.S. for white native-born Protestants.
· The Klan targeted immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and African-Americans.
· Many African-Americans moved north during and after World War I in search of factory jobs.
· While many found jobs, they also found racism and resentment from whites that competed with them for jobs.
· Race riots broke out in many cities, such as in Chicago, in which 38 people died in 1919.
· Garvey formed the Universal Negro Improvement Association and promoted pride and unity among African-Americans.
· Garvey also promoted a “Back to Africa” movement, which few African-Americans followed.
Republican candidate – Herbert Hoover, a Midwesterner
Democratic candidate – Alfred E. Smith, former governor of New York
· Smith, the first Catholic to run for President, received support among Catholics and city dwellers.
· Hoover received most of the support from Protestants and small-town voters
* Hoover won the election by a landslide.
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