Harlem Renaissance
What are the 5 boroughs of New York City? Where is Harlem?
Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens. Harlem is in Manhattan.
What was the Great Migration of African Americans?
The Great Migration was the relocation of millions of African Americans from the South to Northern cities.
Name one economic, social, and political limitation African Americans experienced in the South.
Economic: Sharecropping
Political: Black Codes
Social: KKK
Where was Marcus Garvey born?
Saint Ann's, Jamaica.
what is one of Louis Armstrong's nicknames?
Satchmo, Pops, Dipper mouth, Ambassador "Satch"
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New York.
What are the two main reasons African Americans migrated to Northern cities?
1. They needed economic independence/stability.
2. They experience exploitation/ ill treatment in the South.
What are Black Codes?
Black codes were restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished.
What is the name of Marcus Garvey's transportation system back to Africa?
Black Star Line.
Louis Armstrong popularized what kind of singing?
Scat singing.
What are the dates of the Harlem Renaissance?
1918-1937
What four northern cities did most African Americans migrate to?
1. New York City
2. Chicago
3. Philadelphia
4. Detroit
In what three ways did the KKK make living in the South difficult for African Americans?
1. Intimidation
2. Violence
3. Lynchings
What was Marcus Garvey's "Back to Africa" movement?
The "Back to Africa" movement urged African Americans to be proud of their race and return to Africa - their ancestral homeland.
Louis Armstrong was the first black performer to add what to his contracts?
That he would not perform in places he was not allowed to stay.
What are two other names for the Harlem Renaissance.
1. The New Negro Movement
2. Jazz Age
What were the three most common jobs for African Americans in the North?
1. Factory workers
2. Slaughterhouse workers
2. Domestic workers
What was sharecropping?
Sharecropping is a type of farming where families rent small plots of land from a landowner in return for a portion of their crop.
What is the goal of the Pan-Africanism movement?
The goal of the Pan-Africanism movement is to unify and connect people of African descent worldwide.
What three talents is Louis Armstrong known for?
1. Trumpeter
2. Vocalist
3. Actor
What are the two main results of the Harlem Renaissance?
1. There was a new respect for African Americans on a national and international level.
2. There was a growing awareness of black powers and abilities.
What are the dates of the Great Migration?
1910-1920
How is the word "picnic"and the lynchings of African Americans associated?
The lynching of African Americans often occurred in picnic-like settings.
Explain the difference between "separate but equal" during segregation and Marcus Garvey's idea it.
"separate but equal" during segregation was not actually equal. Marcus Garvey advocates for black independence.
Louis Armstrong performed an average of how many concerts each year?
300 concerts.