The Jazz Age
Where did the Jazz Age originate?
What is…New Orleans?
When did the Harlem Renaissance take place?
What is the 1920’s and 1930’s?
What are other names of the Harlem Renaissance?
What is…The Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration?
When is Black History Month?
What is…February?
Who is Billie Holliday?
Billie Holliday is a famous jazz singer. American jazz and swing music singer. She had a movie made about her called, “Lady Sings The Blues”.
What was the Jazz Age’s nickname?
What is…The roaring 20’s?
What was the Harlem Renaissance about? What did it stand for?
What is…the revival of AA music, theatre, dance, art, fashion, literature, politics, and scholarships. It was all about embracing Black talent and excellence.
When did the Great Migration occur?
What is…1916-1970?
Which came first between the three? The Harlem Renaissance, The Jazz Age, or the The Great Migration?
What is…The Great Migration, then the Jazz Age, and the Harlem Renaissance?
Who is Langston Hughes?
What is…An African American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist.
Where did Jazz originate?
What is…New Orleans?
Where did the HR take place?
What is Harlem/Manhattan New York?
Why did the Great Migration occur?
What is…racial segregation and Jim Crow Laws in the south?
Who is my favorite music artist?
Who are…Daft Punk?
Who is Louis Armstrong?
What is an African American Jazz
Why did the Jazz Age end?
What is…The Great Depression, The Wall Street Crash/ Lack of work.
State what the Harlem Renaissance is about, in less than 15 words.
Start with…”The HR is about…”
Any answer is fine.
How many African Americans were lynched between 1882 and 1968?
What is… 3500?
What’s the highest paying sport?
What is…basketball?
Name one of Langston Hughes poems.
What is…The Negro Speaks of Rivers?
What style of Jazz developed in the beginning of the twentieth century?
What is Dixieland Jazz?
Why did the Harlem Renaissance end? When?
What is…the stock market crash of 1929, as well as the Great Depression? From 1929-1935.
Where did most Black/African Americans move to?
What is…the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West?
Who’s name was mentioned 3 times in our project?
Hint; Not only does he like the tuba, he also is one of the most known musicians during the Jazz Age.
What is… Duke Ellington?
How long did Duke Ellington lead his band for?
What is…more than 50 years?