Reading about how white musicians held the power in the music community in the early 20th century was something that I expected due to race/class issues at the time. However, I did not expect the sudden shift of African American musicians becoming the dominant force in nightclubs. One of the most interesting parts of the reading I found was that when prohibition began the Mobs that ran Chicago hired Black musicians for the speakeasy secret bars. During prohibition these bars were hot-spots for anyone looking to drink alcohol. Having new and known jazz musicians perform at these clubs definitely contributed to the Jazz Age of the 1920s.

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