All That Jazz
He is arguably the greatest jazz musician of all time.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
He is arguably the "face" of the Harlem Renaissance poets.
Who is Langston Hughes?
He was the first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
She created "The Harp" inspired by "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
Who is Augusta Savage?
The Harlem Renaissance paved the way for this movement to follow in an effort to end racism.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
Jazz originated in this American city.
What is New Orleans?
This literary device refers to when an object has a more significant or deeper meaning.
What is Symbolism?
He founded the Tuskeegee Institute.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
He is known as the Father of African American Art.
Who is Aaron Douglas?
The female writers of the Renaissance were under-recognized as a result of this -ism.
What is sexism?
This style of jazz is recognized by it's slow tempo and somber mood.
What is the Blues?
You create this type of poem when you observe your surroundings, including people and place.
What is a Social Poem?
Who is Marcus Garvey?
Selma Burke famously created a profile of this president which can be seen on a U.S. coin.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This famed novel by Zora Neale Hurston depicts feminism not by showing equality among the sexes, but inequality.
What is Their Eyes Were Watching God?
Jazz influenced this style of dance. Traditionally done with two people at a fast pace.
What is Swing?
This event is referenced in the following lines: "I pick up my life / And take it away / On a one-way ticket— / Gone up North..."
What is the Great Migration?
Founded in 1909, this organization aims to advance justice for African Americans.
What is the NAACP?
The most famous photographer of the Renaissance.
Who is James Van Der Zee?
This is the result of prejudice within the Black community.
What is colorism?
What is the Cotton Club?
A famous female poet whose work is often abstract and lofty.
Who is Anne Spencer?
He was a renowned philosopher and the first African American Rhodes scholar.
Who is Alain Locke?
He turned down a career in the Major Leagues because he didn't want to deny his Blackness.
Who is Romare Bearden?
Perry suffered from racism and homophobia in Brother to Brother. These overlapping oppressions are recognized by this theory.
What is Intersectionality?