Harlem Writers
Who wrote the poem Mother to Son?
Langston Hughes
What war happened right before the Harlem Renaissance?
World War 1
When and where did the Harlem Renaissance take place?
In the 1920's in New York
What were two types of music that emerged during the Harlem Renaissance?
Blues and Jazz
Who wrote the song "Blank Space?"
Taylor Swift
Name one poet from the Harlem Renaissance
-William Warring Cuney
-Gwendolyn Bennett
-Alain Locke
-Georgia Douglas Johnson
-Paul Lawrence Dunbar
-Claude Mckay (100 points_
Name one cause of the Harlem Renaissance
-Escaping racism
-Escaping poor socioeconomic conditions
-The Great Migration
-Creating a common identity to find joy
The Great Depression
Name one instrumental musician from the Harlem Renaissance
-Duke Ellington
-Louis Armstrong
Name at least five characters in Sesame Street
-Grover, Elmo, or Oscar
-Kermit or Cookie monster
-Ernie or Bert
What book did Zora Neale Hurston write?
Their Eyes Were Watching God
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
A white supremacist group that targeted African Americans, Jews, and Catholics.
He wanted people to accept the discrimination, and work hard in their careers to earn respect.
Name one singer from the Harlem Renaissance
-Bessie Smith
-Alberta Hunter
-Ma Rainey
-Billie Holiday
Name all the Boston sports teams
-Celtics
-Red Sox
-Patriots
-Bruins
Who was the first major poet of the Harlem Renassiance?
Claude McKay
What is Pan-Africanism?
The things that people of African descent have in common, should allows them to be unified.
Who was the main photographer during the Harlem Renaissance?
James Van Der Zee
Name one thing that Eubie Blake is known for besides playing the piano?
-He composed ragtime and vaudeville tunes
-He helped produce musicals like the famous musical Shuffle Along
-He played the organ when he was younger
Have someone sing Row Row Row Your Boat to the class
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream,
If you see a crocodile,
Don’t forget to scream (Aaagh!)
Name one African American Journal from the Harlem Renaissance
-The Crisis
-Opportunity
What does the NAACP stand for?
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Who in the Harlem Renaissance is known as "the father of African American Art"
Aaron Douglas
What type of singing did Billie Holiday Revolutionize?
Name 5 Disney Movies
-Cinderella
-Sleeping Beauty
-Dumbo
-The Lion King
-The Jungle Book