Black Figures
Who was Langston Hughes?
An important writer and poet during the Harlem Renaissance. Known for works like The Negro Speaks of Rivers and I, Too, Sing America, celebrating Black pride and struggle.
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Name a city in the USA, where the Black Panther Party was active.
San Francisco, New York, and Chicago
What was the movement of 'Negritude' against?
Anti-Colonialism
Name a novel written by Zora Neale Hurtson.
'Their Eyes Were Watching God' (1937) and 'Every Tongue Got to Confess'
Who founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
W.E.B Dubois, Ida B. Wells, Mary White Ovington, etc.
What does 'NAACP' stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
What language was heavily used upon memebers apart of this movement?
French
What did George Washington Carver do to revolutionize agriculture?
He developing crop rotation methods that restored soil health.
He created over 300 uses for peanuts
Each helped Black farmers achieve economic independence.
Who created the Black Panther Party?
Two college students, Huey P. Newton, and Bobby Seale.
What city was the NAACP founded in?
New York City
What year was 'Negritude' imposed?
1930s
What type of surgery did Dr. Daniel Hale Williams successfully complete in 1893?
Open Heart Surgery
What inspired the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to be created?
The ‘Springfield Race Riot in Illinois, where a white mob lynched Black residents, and destroyed homes and Black businesses.
How many social programs did the Black Panther Party create for African Americans?
Over 60 social programs.
What city in Europe did African and Caribbean students come up with the idea of 'Negritude'?
Paris, France
What club did Louis Armstrong perform at during the Harlem Renaissance?
The Cotton Club
What is the meaning of Efflorescence in context of Micheal Gomez's Reverse Sailing, Chapter 7: Reconnecting?
This era (early 1900s, 20th century) highlights notable developments in art, literature, and scholarship. This time period, being the early 1900s, is when African Americans had become reconnected with their heritage, and redefined their livelihoods in the United States, after years of enslavement and generational trauma.
Sickle Cell Anemia Testing/Awareness,
Free Breakfast for Children
Free Political Training
Education Programs
What is the idea or "meaning" of 'Negritude'?
People of African descent throughout the world possessed an essence distinguishing them from non-African.