The document discusses the role of music and art in 1920s and 1950s America. It describes how Fitzgerald published novels depicting the lives of wealthy socialites in the 1920s. It also discusses the poems of Langston Hughes expressing the experience of racism during the Harlem Renaissance. Additionally, it mentions how flappers of the 1920s dressed in a less conservative fashion, representing women's growing independence. The document also notes Elvis Presley and Little Richard as influential musicians who helped develop rock and roll in the 1950s through their music and personas.