Art
Which artist's work included work in the categories of European Modernism, African History and Folk Culture
Who is Lois Mailou Jones
The topic of Billie Holiday's song "Strange Fruit"
What was lynching
"Her vigor flows like tides into my blood" is an example of this literary device
What is a simile
She is a journalist who argued against the practice of Lynchings and urged African Americans to move north and west.
Who is Ida B. Wells
The name of the neighborhood where black culture was flourishing
What is Harlem
This artist studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Art in Boston
Who is Lois Mailou Jones
The genre of music made popular during the Harlem Renaissance.
What is Jazz
The author of the poem that asks the question, "What happens to a dream deferred?"
Who is Langston Hughes
He coined the term "The New Negro" in his essay "Enter the New Negro"
Who is Alain Locke
The largest exodus of people in American history when millions of African Americans moved west and north..
What is the Great Migration
This artist never actually lived in New York - even though he was considered an important part of the Harlem Renaissance movement.
Who is Archibald J. Motley
This was Billie Holiday's nickname
What is Lady Day
The extended metaphor in Hughes' poem "Mother to Son" compares life to
What are stairs
He coined the term "The Talented Tenth" and said that it was this group that would lead the community to full citizenship.
Who is WEB DuBois
The name of the civil rights organization cofounded by W.E.B. Dubois
NAACP (National Association of the Advancement of Colored People)
This artist was well known for painting a mural in a New York Public Library.
Who is Aaron Douglas
What Duke Ellington said was the inspiration of his work.
What is “My men, my race”
In this poem, Claude McKay shows a contrast in thought - or "duality" - in terms of the speaker's feelings about America
What is America
He led a foundation that helped support African American artists.
Who is William Harmon.
When the Harlem Renaissance took place
In the 1920s and 30s.
Aaron Douglas was associated with what 2 key figures of the Harlem Renaissance Movement that coined the phrases "The New Negro" and "The Talented Tenth."
Who are Alain Locke and W.E.B. Dubois
This song, recorded in 1931, a prime example of big band jazz, features many different members of an orchestra with many different instruments and vocals.
What is "It Don't Mean a Thing"
The poem that is honoring the beauty and variety of the women in the Sugar Hill neighborhood of Harlem
What is "Harlem Sweeties"
He is a black nationalist - believed in the fundamental unity of black people throughout the world and founded the Black Star Line steamship.
Who is Marcus Garvey
Enforced segregation or a system of laws to keep African Americans as second class citizens.
What are Jim Crow Laws