Greatest jazz musician of the 1920s
Louis Armstrong
Best known African-American painter of the Harlem Renaissance
Aaron Douglas
How did writing affect the Harlem Renaissance?
It protested racial injustice.
How many night clubs that had a predominately white audience employed African-American jazz musicians during the late 1920s?
11 night clubs
Why did Aaron Douglas paint pictures set in Africa?
It addressed the social issues around race and segregation in the United States through the use of African imagery.
What are three kinds of patterns that repeat in any type of poetry?
words, images and ideas
Who is the mother of blues?
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey.
Jacob Lawrence believed what about his art?
He believed his paintings were “a portrait of myself, a portrait of my community.” (The community he grew up around.)
First major poet of the Harlem Renaissance
Claude McKay
What were the 2 genres of music during the Harlem Renaissance?
Blues and Jazz
What did the New Negro Movement encourage artist to do?
It encouraged them to seek their artistic roots in traditional African art.
Name five poems written by the popular Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes.
1 - The Negro Speaks of Rivers
2 - Democracy
3 - I, Too
4 - Mulatto
5 - Harlem
How did the music affect the Harlem Renaissance?
It allowed for Black expression. Black people were able to explore their creativity and grow in their talent.
Who painted this painting? Aaron Douglas or Jacob Lawrence?
Jacob Lawrence
What kind of poetry did Claude McKay write?
He created sonnets.