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harlem renaissance
Famous People
Langston Hughes
Music ,Poetry and Arts
events during
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What was the harlem renaissance originally called?
new negro movement
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who is the best known sculpter during these times?
Augusta Savage
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When was Langston born?
Feb. 1,1902
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What was the Art about?
Freedom of Afircan Americans
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what did the afriacan americans do in 1917 to protest violence against them?
they joined the silent protest parade
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when did the harlem renaissance take place?
during the 1920s and the 1930s
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where was Langston born?
Joplin, Missouri
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Who was langston the great great grandson of?
Charels Henry Langston
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What does renaissance mean?
Rebirth
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who was the most famous blues singer in both the northern and southern states in 1923?
Bessie smith
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why did african americans migrate from the south?
to get away from racism and to get better jobs and educations
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what did Louis Armstrong do?
He was a Muisician
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What high school did he attend?
Central high in Cleveland, Ohio
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Who wrote the poem "Calling Dreams"
Georgia Douglou Johnson
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who opens the savage schoolof arts and crafts in harlem?
augusta savage
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what does the harlem renaissance describe?
a flowering of african american literature and art
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Who was James Van Der Zee?
He was a Photographer
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When did he begin writing poetry?
Eighth grade
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what did he want to be known as?
a poet not a black poet
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when did the cotton club open?
1923
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what type of music began during these times?
jazz
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what type of music did Louis do?
Blues and Jazz
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What did he die of?
CANCER!:O...Teehee.;]
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what was his first published poem?
"the negro speaks of rivers"
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who was the head of NAACP in 1920?
James Weldon Johnson