History
An american cultural movement of the 1920's and 1930's, which brought about some of the most influential African-American artists, musicians, writers, and dancers.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
The original name of the Harlem-Renaissance.
What is The New Negro Movement?
An american jazz singer and band leader. Mostly associated with the cotton club, he was a master at scat singing and is famous for singing "Minnie the Moocher".
Who is Cab Calloway?
This famed neighborhood is located in Manhattan.
What is Harlem?
This movement helped lay the foundation for the Civil Rights Movement.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
He was an African-American artist and writer. He worked in several media including cartoons, oils, and collage.
Who is Romare Bearden?
Many artists in the Harlem-Renaissance were not able to survive off of their artwork alone and did this to make ends meet.
What is teaching?
She was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s nicknamed Empress of the Blues .
Who is Bessie Smith?
The state in which the heart of the Harlem Renaissance was located.
What is New York?
In response to their harsh treatment in the south, between 1910 and 1930, African-American families migrated to Northern cities in multitudes; this is referred to as The _________ ____________.
What is The Great Migration?
He was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. Author of The Negro Speaks of Many Rivers
Who is Langston Hughes?
The four-letter acronym for the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization, created just before the start of the Harlem-Renaissance.
What is the N.A.A.C.P?
This famous poem, originally written by a white Jewish male schoolteacher was a signature piece of which famous Harlem Renaissance singer.
Who is Billie Holiday?
With the Great Migration in full swing, the affordable homes in Harlem became a popular destination for ___________-_________________ .
Who are African-Americans?
The time period between 1920-1929 is known as
The New Negro campaign caused a dilemma for visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance: Would their work express the artist heritage of Western art or that of _________?
What is Africa?
He is known as the "Father of the Harlem Renaissance"
Who is Alain Locke?
He was an American composer, pianist, and big-band leader who wrote "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
Who is Duke Ellington?
A famous jazz music night club located in Harlem, New York that featured performances from musicians such as Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway.
What is The Cotton Club?
Two crucial events lead to the downfall of The Harlem Renaissance: The Harlem Riot of 1935 and The _________ _______________.
What is The Great Depression?
He was an American painter known for his work "The Migration Series"
Who is Jacob Lawrence?
Many factors contributed to the start of the Harlem Renaissance, including the 13th , 14th and 15th Amendments, The Great Migration, and _____________.
What is WW1?
Ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer and Pivotal figure in early Jazz
Who is Jelly Roll Morton?
During 1916-1970, this movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to what urban cities
What are Chicago, New York, Detroit?
It was in this ten year period that the Harlem-Renaissance occurred, the world was experiencing
What is unprecedented prosperity?