The Harlem Renaissance
The popular music genre during this time poriod
What is jazz
What was Motley's main focus in his paintings?
He focused on African American urban life.
Where was Langston Hughes born?
What is Joplin, Missouri
What country was McKay originally from?
What is Jamaica
This is the all-black town Hurston grew up in.
What is Eatonville?
The event that led to the Harlem Renaissance ending in 1929
What was the Great Depression
What themes did Motley explore?
He explored themes of race, identity, and social class
What river mentioned in the poem is associated with ancient Egyptian civilization?
What is the Nile
Name a biblical reference from The Lynching.
Various Answers Acceptable.
Hurston studied this subject while pursuing her Bachelors degree at Barnard College.
What is Anthropology?
The overall idea/goal of the Harlem Renaissance
What is redefining racial stereotypes
How did Motley show celebration of African American urban life in Black Belt?
- He would use vibrant colors like red, yellow, and blue to show excitement and energy
- He presented them as fashionable
- Used crowded street to show the vibrant communities made
What did Hughes modeled his stanza forms after?
What is jazz music rhythms
What sonnet styles is The Lynching written in?
What are Italian and English
Hurston referred to the human race as a "jumble of ____." in her conclusionary metaphor.
What are "bags."?
Who was the artist that used vibrant colors, crowded streets and fashionable figures to celebrate African American urban life in works such as "Black Belt"?
Archibald J. Motley
What Carl Van Vechten aimed to promote
What is racial consciousness
What are the 4 rivers mentioned in the poem?
What is the Euphrates, Nile, Congo, and Mississippi
Name a similarity or difference between McKay's The Lynching and Holiday's Strange Fruit
Various Answers.
This writing style of Hurston's excelled in its representation of people talking.
What is Oral Narrative?
What Harlem Renaissance poet wrote "A Negro speaks of Rivers" connecting African American identity to ancient history and heritage?
Langston Hughes
Juxtaposition present in James Baldwin photograph
What is the parallel/contrast between Baldwin the the figures behind him
What do the rivers represent in Hughes' poem?
What is the history and strong heritage of African Americans
Name three of McKay's professional positions.
What are Woodworker, Author/Poet, and Catholic teacher
This was Hurston's conflicting view with Langston Hughes regarding black portrayal in writing.
Various Answers.