This lady was an actress, singer, dancer, the first African American woman in a movie, a Civil Rights activist, and a spy
Who is Josphine Baker
100
This type of music became widely known, influential, and expressed the feelings of African Americans during the period
What are spirituals
100
This writer had 4 novels published and was literary editor of the Crisis; she also wrote poetry and short fiction
Who is Jessie Fauset
100
He was famous for wanting African Americans to get education and fight for rights
Who is W.E.B. DuBois
100
The NAACP stands for..
What is National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
200
She sang the spiritual "Strange Fruit"
Who is Billie Holiday
200
This type of music was an American invented genre during the harlem Renaissance and was influenced by many artists known as "Louis armstrong" and "Fletcher Henderson".
What is Jazz
200
In 1922, a famous writer published his collection of poems called Harlem Shadows.
Who is Claude McKay
200
He is the founder of the Tuskegee Institute a.k.a. Tuskegee University where he was buried
Who is Booker T. Washington
200
This was a movement from the rural south to the urban north for a massive amount of African Americans
What is the Great Migration
300
These brothers were easily seen as the two greatest tap dancers that has lived, especially during this period
Who are the Nicholas Brothers
300
This musician was important in the development of Big Band Jazz and Swing music; was a pianist, arranger and band leader; he even wrote "Gin House Blues" which was recorded by Bessie Smith.
Who is Fletcher Henderson
300
This man began to create illustrations for "The Crisis" and "Opportunity" shortly after his arrival in Harlem and was hired by Alain Locke to create an illustration for "The New Negro"
Who is Aaron Douglas
300
1889 during World War I, who tried to unionize African American workers in Virginia and elevator operators in New York and demanded higher wages?
What is A. Philip Randolph
300
This night club was a great place for entertainment, for white people only, in Harlem, from people like the Nicholas Brothers, Louis Armstrong, "Lady Day", and many more.
What is the Cotton Club.
400
She was known as the "Empress of the Blues," was the most popular singer of the 1920s and 1930s, and was often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era
Who is Bessie Smith
400
This musical hit Had launched the careers of Josephine Baker, Adelaide Hall, and Paul Robeson
What is Shuffle Along the Musical
400
This female artist was a member of NAACP and created many illustrations for the Crisis and W.E.B Du Bois
Who is Laura Wheeler Waring
400
He was a member of the Socialist Party of America and wrote speeches for candidates and presidents as well as starting a journal called "the messenger," He was also known as the "Lenin" of harlem.
Who is Chandler Owen
400
Alain Locke helped this university usher during the Harlem Renaissance
What is Howard University
500
This man was an "inventive" trumpet player in the 1920s, was skilled at Scat Singing, and had hits including "Stardust," "Ain't Misbehavin'," and "When The Saints Go Marching In"
Who is Louis Armstrong
500
This spiritual was sung by many artists including the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Paul Robeson, and Adelaide Hall
What is Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
500
This essay created by Marita Bonner was her first published by the crisis magazine, addressing the discrimination of African Americans and particular black women at the time.
What is "Being Young-A Woman- And Colored"
500
He is a writer, poet, and was a member of the Religious Society of Friends, aka the Quakers: his first significant book was know as "Cane".
Who is Jean Toomer
500
This popular term is known because African americans have flourished in all fields, Including Social and Entertainment fields.