Harlem Renaissance
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
An African American artistic and cultural movement.
Slavery of officially abolished
Name two music genres that developed during the Harlem Renaissance.
Blues and Jazz
When did the Harlem Renaissance take place?
It took place in the 1920s (1918-1930)
What was the name given to segregation laws?
Jim Crow law
Who was Louis Armstrong?
A very famous jazz musician who played the trumpet.
Where is Harlem located?
Harlem is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.
When did segregation finally end in the United States?
Who was a famous jazz singer?
Bessie Smith
What did Alan Locke do?
He published an anthology of writing by African American authors called The New Negro.
What was the Great Migration?
Name a contemporary African American artist.
Kehinde Wiley
Who was part of the New Negro Movement?
The second generation of Black people out of slavery who fought for their rights.
What famous speech did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver during the March on Washington in 1963?
His famous "I have a dream" speech.
Which famous painter documented African American life and is known for his Migration series?
Jacob Lawrence