Jazz Music
Define Jazz.
What is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Define "Jim Crow" laws.
What are southern segregationist policies?
Define "Art".
What is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination? (or something similar.)
Define segregation.
What is the state of setting someone apart from others?
Define supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
What is extraordinarily good or wonderful?
Establishments where Jazz was most commonly played at this time.
What are speakeasies where they serve illegal liquor?
Two major reasons for migration.
What are to feel equal, less segregated, or job opportunities?
The main purpose of African American literature during this time.
What is putting a new point of view in the literature community or promoting social change?
The importance of the Harlem Renaissance for African American artists, writers, musicians, and intellectuals.
What is to show what Black Culture was and how white people's stereotype of it was way off?
Your favorite music artist right now.
(This is an open response and opinion-based question.)
The two continents where Jazz's style came from.
What is African and European music traditions?
The main reason for African American job opportunities in the North.
What is World War 1?
He was well known for his literature themes in race, identity, and social injustice.
Who is Claud McKay?
The music of the time expressed these themes to fight for African American rights.
What is lots of music expressed cultural and social issues?
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War Two.
What is Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill?
Two music genres that Jazz evolved from.
What are slave work songs, spirituals, blues, brass band music, or ragtime?
This city was most affected by the Great Migration.
What is Detroit, Michigan?
This art movement inspired many Harlem visual artists.
What is the modernist movement?
How literature of the era fought for African American rights.
What is putting a new point of view in the literature community and promoting social change?
Conquered Sumer, took control.
Aakadians long ago.
“The first great jazz soloist"
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Estimated amount of African Americans to have left the South to cities in the North, Midwest, and West.
What is over 6 million?
“The Father of African American Modernism”
Who is Aaron Douglas?
The movement for African Americans that the Harlem Renaissance "set the stage for."
What will be the Civil Rights Movement?
The best president.