Why did blacks migrate from the south to the north?
To fill vacant job openings.
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Claude McKay, best known for his novel Home to Harlem, was born in what country south of Mexico?
Jamaica
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When did the Harlem Renaissance take place?
The 1920's
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What was different about african american writing from before?
African Americans were now writing in "proper English".
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What was the blacks moving from south to north called?
The Great Migration
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This Harlem Renaissance novelist created works that often used characters, language, and stories based on the culture of Eatonville, Florida, the city in which she grew up.
Zora Neale
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Which group of people did the Harlem Renaissance most affect?
The African American People
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What helped the blacks gain more respect for themselves?
Using Complex Writing
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What caused African Americans to start to begin a lot of respect?
During the war the African Americans kept the country running.
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One of Hughes' poems talks in metaphor about African Americans being kept in society's back room. What is the name of this poem?
I, Too, Sing America
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Where did the Harlem Renaissance get its name?
The European Renaissance
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What did the Harlem Renaissance explore?
Black Life and Community
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What are two skills that African Americans had the opportunities to learn?
Either: Painting, Writing, or Music
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Name three Harlem Renaissance writers.
[Name any three]
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Because of what did the Harlem Renaissance come to an end? AND what year?
The stock market crash, 1929
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What were three traits of the Harlem Renaissance?
"Defer to Brayn"
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Why did the Harlem Renaissance Occur where it did?
It occurred in Harlem because there was a high density of black communities and churches