Vocabulary
An intellectual and cultural revival of African American Music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Event where Black Americans left the south for urban states.
What is the great migration?
Famous Chicago gangster and bootlegger
Who was Al Capone?
Popular female jazz singer known for her nickname "Lady Day"
Who was Billie Holiday?
If we must die, let it not be like hogs is the first line of this poem
What is If We Must Die?
This amendment granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
Decade the Harlem Renaissance took place.
What is the 1920's?
Secret clubs that served illegal alcohol
What was a speakeasy?
Famous performer known for wearing a banana skirt
Who was Josephine Baker?
James Weldon Johnson wrote this famous poem in 1921
What is Beauty that is Never Old?
Defined an intoxicating beverage as anything that contained more than half of one percent alcohol. This act became the 18th amendment that prohibited alcohol.
What is the Volstead Act?
Famous Harlem club
What is the Cotton Club?
The purpose of the Temperance Movement was to
What is stop people from consuming alcohol?
One of the first openly gay comedians.
Who was Jackie "moms" Mabley
The main idea of this poem is the thought of if one generation will be remembered by the next after death
What is Common Dust by Georgia Douglas Johnson?
Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
What is morality?
Harlem Renaissance was the precursor for this important movement.
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
Nickname for homemade whiskey
What was moonshine or bathtub gin?
Jazz musician & comedian
Who was Fats Waller?
The short poem poses questions about the aspirations of a people and the consequences that might arise if those dreams and hopes don't come to fruition
What is Harlem by Langston Hughes?
A global movement in society and culture that from the early decades of the twentieth century sought a new alignment with the experience and values of industrial life.
What is modernism?
This type of music grew in popularity during this time.
What is jazz?
Two ways in which Prohibition & the Great depression intertwined
What was create jobs and raise taxes?
This Jazz singer's most popular song is "What a wonderful world"
Who was Louis Armstrong?
This poem describes the plight of the mistreatment of African-Americans throughout history.
What is I, Too by Langston Hughes