USH 11-7 wkst 354

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famous trumpet player who gained recognition during the 1920s

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Louis Armstrong

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famous American poets who infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work

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Langston Hughes

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wrote short stories, essays, and books, often celebrating the every-day lives of small-town, African-Americans

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Zora Neale Hurston

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Who collected and edited a collection of short stories, poetry, and sketches into the book, Cane, which caused readers to remember and preserve the past of African Americans?

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Jean Toomer

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Who led the United Negro Improvement Association, argued for black segregation in their own communities, and helped promote a sense of black pride?

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Marcus Garvy

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composer of the song, "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing"

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Duke Ellington

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Harlem is a neighborhood in

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New York City

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The artists during the Harlem Renaissance most wanted to

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document the experiences of their people

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Which art form was NOT represented in the Harlem Renaissance? Options: painting and art, music and theatre, fiction and poetry, sculpture and architecture

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sculpture and architecture

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What effect did the Harlem Renaissance have on white Americans?

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It made them aware of the cultural contributions of African Americans.