Meaning of Freedom and Liberty of America in the 1920s and 1930s

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Meaning of Freedom and Liberty of America in the 1920s and 1930s.
Freedom and liberty are words that are used interchangeably when referring to American freedom. Freedom and liberty are embedded in the record of the history of the country and also in the language that we use in our everyday life. Declaration of American independence lists liberty as one of the rights that cannot be alienated from humankind and it also announces that its purpose is to secure the liberty blessings of humankind. The United States as a nation fought in the civil liberties war in 1921 so that they would bring a new birth of freedom to the citizens. There are also other wars such as World War II, Cold War that were fought to make sure that the Free World has been defendedCITATION Eri1 \p 12 \l 1033 (Eric, The Idea of Freedom in American History 12). The love of Americans for their freedom has been expressed through the liberty poles, caps, statues and it has also been acted upon by burning stamps, running away from slavery and demonstration of the right to vote. The idea of freedom and liberty has changed its meaning over a period due to numerous advances that are taking place in the world. In the 1920s and the 1930s, the word freedom and liberty had a different meaning from its meaning today.
The Americans who lived in the 20th century were the inheritors of the great ideas of freedom that were forged in the previous century and during the struggle for the independence of America. Revolution gave birth to a new definition of American nationhood and national mission that persists up to the present dayCITATION Emi \p "par. 6" \l 1033 (Emily par. 6). One of the themes of American freedom and liberty in the 1920s and 1930s was the invocation of freedom from both sides on the various economic disputes that occurred in American history. During the mid-19th century, Whigs and their party viewed freedom to be a result of the efforts that were made by the government in creating a suitable environment that would ensure that there was equal economic growth. On the other hand, the Jacksonian Democrats were opposed to the whole idea of the government seeking to intervene in the economy of the country since that would confer special privileges to a certain group of people in the country onlyCITATION Eri01 \l 1033 (Eric, The Civil War and the Story of American Freedom). The same debate also appeared half a century later during the Gilded Age when the Lochner Era Courts invalidated an economic reform legislation since it was inconsistent with the liberty of the contract. In this view, American freedom was founded by liberty, but it was resting on the large measures of slavery that took place in the country. Slavery is one of the aspects that helped in the definition of American understandings of freedom during the colonial era and in the 19th centuryCITATION Ter06 \p 129 \l 1033 (Terri 129). As the Americans celebrated their freedom, those who were entitled to enjoy the blessings of liberty and freedom came to be defined by their race. On the eve of the Civil War, the Supreme Court declared that no black person was supposed to be an American citizen.
The outcasts began to struggle so that they would also gain freedom. The pri...