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During our trip to the City Museum of New York, we took a tour and traveled through time to get to know New York through every decade since it was once called New Amsterdam. The tour was very engaging, with lots of cool artifacts that were saved since the 1600s.
This museum was intriguing because it had sections that took you through New York City in every decade and gave a background and history of the time period. It was amazing how much transformation and change this city has been through and the increase in diversity that occurred. The four words used to describe New York City were; Density, Diversity, Money, and Creativity. I felt as though it was the perfect combination of words to describe this incredible city we live in.
There are many interesting things that have occurred through the years such as the progressive era, the roaring twenties and even the birth of hip hop, but the best part of seeing all the decades of New York all at once was seeing how people were always looking and fighting for change and better rights. Protests for better working conditions and treatment of immigrants, more rights for women and the black community, rights for the LGBTQ community and many more examples. The power of the people is incredibly strong and I was able to see that through the exhibit.
Questions:
- How did the New Deals resemble the progressive era of the early 1900s and how did it help the people in both cases?
- How has Wall Street transformed since J.P. Morgan’s time and how is it still similar today?
