vocabulary
turbulent
violent, problematic
Describe Ma's personality
Strong, always wanted her way, resilient, tough
What type of artist was Bessie Smith?
ex. Musician, sculptor, singer, painter, writer
Singer
From Sweat: What did Sykes first use to scare Delia?
a whip
scarce
Not having enough of something
Why do the musicians want to play a different song than Ma?
People found it more entertaining, it was what the people were asking for.
They want to hear music for the intro not people talking.
What type of artist was Miles Davis?
musician
I Choose Exile- What city and country did a lot of African Americans migrate to during the 1950s?
Paris, France.
indignities
bringing shame, hurting someone's pride
How does Levee feel about God? Give one reason why?
Like God doesn't care about them. Could be because of overall blacks suffering, ex. what happened to his mom and dad.
What type of artist was Louis Armstrong? 2 things
Trumpeter and singer
From Sweat- Give a specific example of physical/ emotional violence in the story.
Sykes started beating Delia a couple weeks after getting married.
Kicking her feet, taking the blanket, scaring her with the whip, bringing the snake to their home.
Unprecedented
never done or known before.
What happened to Reverend Gates? Describe it with at least 2 details.
What type of artist was Alain Locke?
Writer
I Choose Exile- fill in the sentence:
Most African Americans that migrated to France did not give up their __________ because ________________.
citizenship
they could go back to the U.S. if they wanted to.
sharecropping
Person rents land and then the other person grows crops. Owner of land gets part of the profits.
Name 2 similarities and 2 differences between the movie and the text.
Answers may vary
Differences- One text talked about black soldiers, talked about what life in the South was like.
Similarities- treatment of African Americans during Harlem Renaissance, music and singers.
What type of artist was Nella Larsen?
Writer
Why is Sykes' death ironic?
The same snake he brought to scare Delia ended up killing him.