INTELLECTUALS
Josephine Baker moved to this country because of racism in America.
The Harlem Renaissance was located in
Harlem, New York
True or false: Langston Hughes' poem, Cross, was about going to church.
False. It was about his mother and father.
WEB Dubois co-founded this important organization. What are the initials?
NAACPSouth to
Baker was honored by the French for what reason?
Her bravery. She spied on the Nazis.
Renaissance means...
Rebirth
The Cotton Club was owned by a black gangster. True or false.
False.
NAACP stands for
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Which entertainer co-wrote Minnie the Moocher?
Cab Calloway
Men began wearing a special kind of suit during the Harlem Renaissance. What were they called?
Zoot Suit
The Cotton Club was fully integrated. Blacks and whites could attend the club at the same time.
false
First African American man to graduate Harvard
Co-founded NAACP
Finish the lyric... "Have you heard about Minnie the Moocher?
She ______ _ ____ _______ _______ _______
was a low down hoochie coocher
One of the most famous poets of the Harlem Renaissance was...
Langston Hughes
Bessie Smith was known as the Queen of Soul. True or false.
False. She was known as the Empress of the Blues
What was the Pan African Movement?
African Americans were encouraged to unify under one set of beliefs and culture
Louis Armstrong was famous for playing what instrument?
The trumpet
True or false?
True
Stevie Wonder wrote a song about this piano playing musician.
Duke Ellington