Great Migration
What is The Great Migration?
When the African American moved from the South to the North
Who is Langston Hughes?
A famous poet during the Harlem Renaissance.
What did Arturo Schomburg do during the Harlem Renaissance?
Who was a well know sculpture?
Augusta Savage
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
A period when African Americans expressed their feeling through art, music, and writing
Why did the African Americans move from the South to the North?
Because they wanted a better life, better housing, and new opportunities
What were his poems about?
segregation and discrimination
Where was Arturo Schomburg born?
Puerto Rico
What did she sculpt?
Farm animals
Who were the giants in the Harlem Renaissance Party?
Langston Hughes, Arturo Schomburg, Augusta Savage, and Jacob Lawrence
What caused the African American to move from the South to the North?
Floods that destroyed farms, segregation, and safety
Who was a big influence on his peoms?
His grandma, the heroes from grandma's stories, and jazz music
What did Arturo Schomburg do while researching Black History?
Collected books.
What did she sculpt to get her accepted in the school of art?
a preacher from a church
Who wrote My People, I too, and Aunt Sue's Stories?
Langston Hughes
Where did the African Americans find jobs?
steel mills, factories, and railroads
Who was, "Aunt Sue's Stories" about?
His grandma
What did Arturo Schomburg do with his books?
He donated them to libraries
Who is well know for painting abstract painting?
Who is a famous jazz composer?
Duke Ellington
What were positive reasons why the African Americans moved to the North?
education and justice
What was "Merry-Go-Around and I, Too" about?
segregation and discrimination
Where did Arturo Schomburg have a library built?
There is a library built in Harlem, New York
In what book did Jacob Lawrence's painting appear?
The Great Migration an American Story
Who did ?
The economic crisis of 1893