Dance
The Lindy Hop
Handy wrote an old blues melody that his boyhood preacher would hum while passing the collection plate called the ...
"The Jogo Blues 1913"
Where were slaves in the Renaissance?
The Black Sea Region
Who where some artist of the Harlem renaissance?
Langton Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston, musician Duke Ellington, and entertainer Josephine Baker
What was life like during the Harlem Renaissance?
Crowded and dirty tenements
Who created the Renaissance dance?
Domenico of Piacenza
What was happening in Harlem during the 1920s?
Harlem became a symbol of the African American struggle for civil and economic equality
How did African Americans use jazz music to fight for civil rights during the Harlem Renaissance?
Call attention to discrimination
It helped African American writers and artists gain more control over the representation of Black culture and experience.
True or False: Were people rich during the Harlem Renaissance's ?
False
What were the dance styles of the Harlem Renaissance?
They range from slow, stately dances to fast, lively dances.
What was the first dramatic appearance of an entirely African American cast on a Broadway stage.
The Ridgley Torrence's "Negro Plays" 1917
What was the history of slavery and the Harlem Renaissance?
The Harlem Renaissance grew out of the changes that had taken place in the African-American community since the abolition of slavery, as the expansion of communities in the North.
What are some themes expressed in the artwork of the Harlem Renaissance.
The influence of slavery, Black identity, community, and the everyday experience of Black people.
What was the lifestyle of the Harlem Renaissance?
The neighborhood bustled with African American-owned and run publishing houses and newspapers, music companies, playhouses, nightclubs, and cabarets.
Who was the famous dancer in the Harlem Renaissance?
Bill Robinson
Josephine Baker
Alvin Ailey
Who wrote the novel "Quicksand" ?
Nella Larsen
What did the Harlem Renaissance reveal about African American culture in the 1920s?
Pride in black life and identity, a rising consciousness of inequality and discrimination, and interest in the rapidly changing modern world.
What is an important artwork from the Harlem Renaissance?
Lift Every Voice and Sing (also known as The Harp)
What was it like to live in Harlem in the 1920s?
Harlem was a haven, a place of self-discovery, cultural awareness, and political activism for African Americans.
What types of music and dancing occurred in the Harlem Renaissance ?
Jazz and Blues
What is the Claude McKay's book home to Harlem ?
Depictive of entertainment fun and harships of life growing up black in america during the 1920s
What was the black power Harlem Renaissance?
The largest concentration of African Americans who migrated during the Great Migration moved to Harlem.
How did the art impact the Harlem Renaissance?
The art asserted pride in black life and identity, a rising consciousness of inequality and discrimination
True or False: The Harlem Renaissance was a golden age for African American artists, writers and musicians.
True