Stacks: Reconstructing the Past

After my series on the Cake Walk, my next set is going to be on the histories of America's political parties. I was reading comments from a post that mentioned the "Great Switch." I want to dive into this to show how this "Great Switch" happened, and how it hurt the Republican Party. Meaning the feelings of the party. The Republican Party never changed. But the Republican Party is divided by those that strictly adhere to the Constitution from those that just lightly use it as a guidance. But this was always the case, even when when Democratic-Republicans vs. the Federalist were competing with each other.

I will use the books that I mentioned earlier: Understanding American Political Parties, Grand Old Party, and the Party of the People.

Series: The Harlem Renaissance: It's Connection to Southern History

When you hear “cake walk,” you probably think of the game—walking in a circle, like musical chairs, waiting to land on a number and win a cake.
But during the Harlem Renaissance, the Cake Walk had a very different meaning.

An individual named Eli Green wrote and produced a popular piece called *The Cake Walk*, and like today, he paired it with specific dance steps. The dance and music became widely popular, especially in places like New York City.

It’s unclear how widely this was known among Southern African Americans, but what is clear is that Eli Green helped shape a cultural moment—almost like the MC Hammer of his time.
I found a silent film and music of his Cake Walk dance, linked below.

STACKS — Reconstructing the Past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QifiyNm6jG4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXUYxslc4og...
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/.../0c513b30-c591...

Cake Walk SUMMARYFive African Americans--three men and two women--perform a cakewalk, a dance featuring fancy strutting that was named after the prize awarded in the o...