Harlem Renaissance
The name of the movement that saw the birth of new types of music, poetry, and other forms of art for the expression and activism of African American Civil Rights.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
The name for women who cut their hair, enjoyed drinking, wore different clothing, and dancing in the big cities
What are flappers?
This is the year the Great Depression started
When is 1929?
These were radio calls from FDR that went directly to the homes of those during the New Deal
What is a fireside chat?
This is what F.D.R. stands for
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
This is the name of the time period of mass movement of African Americans moving from the South to the North.
What is The Great Migration?
This amendment made alcohol illegal in America
What is the 18th Amendment?
This was the unemployment rate by 1932
What is 25%?
This environmental disaster struck during the Great Depression in the Mid-West
The Dust Bowl
This is the date today
What is March 7, 2025?
Gaining popularity around this time, this type of music is known to have a large amount of improvisational, spontaneous moments.
What is Jazz?
This amendment over ruled ("repealed") making alcohol illegal
What is the 21st Amendment?
This is the nickname for the day the stock market crashed
What is Black Tuesday?
These are lines poor people would stand it for hours to get free, small amounts of food
Bread lines Soup Kitchens
This President had incredibly thick eyebrows, scandals, and interesting isolationist policies
Who is Harding?
The name of the big jazz club that African Americans would perform for a largely White crowd.
What is the Cotton Club?
This is the name of the underground illegal bars that people used to go dance and drink alcohol at
What are speakeasies?
This is the name of Shantytowns people gave, mocking the president
What are Hoovervilles?
The area of government stood between FDR and his New Deal
What is the Supreme Court?
This is the automobile that grew in popularity during the 1920s
What is a Ford?
Besides great art and the birth of new styles of music, this also categorizes the Harlem Renaissance.
What is activism / Civil Rights Movement Prequel?
This is the name for people that would create and sell alcohol
What are bootleggers?
This is a way to say there is so much money being invested into the stock market or stocks in the market
What is over-speculation?
This is what WPA stands for
What is the Work Progress Administration?