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The Harlem Renaissance refers to

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the explosion of a new urban black culture that sought to redefine itself through music, art, and literature

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African Americans fled from the South in pursuit of jobs, higher wages, escape racism, better education.

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jobs, higher wages, escape racism, better education

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Which of the following was a major contribution to American popular culture made by African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance? classical music, jazz music, rock n roll music, country western music

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jazz music

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African American jazz composer and pianist in the Harlem Renaissance

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Duke Ellington

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Artist known for their paintings of urban (city) settings, and later the deserts of the Southwest.

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Georgia O'Keefe

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Author that wrote about the fast-ace lifestyle of the 1920s and the newness of the Jazz Age. Most famous book is The Great Gatsby.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Author that wrote books about the struggles of migrant workers and the struggles faced by the poor working class. Most famous book is The Grapes of Wrath.

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John Steinbeck

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Painter who illustrated African Americans moving to the Northeast and Midwest during the Great Migration.

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Jacob Lawrence

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Poet that wrote about the struggles African Americans faced in the United States. Most famous poem is "Dreams."

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Langston Hughes

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Harlem Renaissance musician that played the trumpet, sang, and was nicknamed "Satchmo."

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Louis Armstrong