Lesson #3: 1920s- The Harlem Renaissance

Lesson #3: 1920s- The Harlem Renaissance

Remember the Great Migration?

The Great Migration during WWI led toa concentration of African Americans in northern cities.

A flourishing of Black Culture

Jazz blended African and European musical traditions into a distinctly "American" style of music.

- Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington were popular jazz musicians.

The Blues

Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday were famous blues singers.

African American Literature

The most popular author was Langston Hughes, who wrote poems and novels about black pride.

Visual Arts

Artist like Aaron Douglas and Eleanor Colburn were famous visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a reason for blacks to leave the South during & after World War I?

• racism of white Southerners

• Jim Crow laws in Southern states

• more factory job opportunities in North

• lack of musical opportunities in the South

Multiple Choice

The most popular jazz club in the US during the 1920's was the

• Club 21

• Armstrong Club

• Cotton Club

• Club Speakeasy

Multiple Choice

The artists during the Harlem Renaissance most wanted to

• document the experiences of their people
• show off their talents (dancing, singing, writing, etc)
• Go back to their ancestors' homeland
• Separate completely from the rest of America

Multiple Choice

The Harlem Renaissance was primarily a _________ movement

• literary

• artistic

• musical

• painting

Multiple Choice

What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?

• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Country
• Rock

Multiple Choice

When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?

• The Great Awakening
• The Great Migration
• The Great Pumpkin
• The Trail of Tears

Multiple Choice

What is another name for this time period?

• The Jazz Age
• The Time After WWI
• The Time Before WWII
• The Time Between WWI & WWII

Multiple Choice

How was the Harlem Renaissance a product of the Great Migration?

• Many who migrated ended up in Harlem where they shared their talents such as art and music.
• The Harlem Renaissance was not a product of the Great Migration.  They have nothhing in common.

Multiple Choice

Who was Louis Armstrong?

• famous African American artist

• famous African American painter

• famous African American musician

Multiple Choice

What is the Great Migration?

• The Great Migration was a large movement of birds from the north to the south to be warm for the winter.
• The Great Migration was the name of the time period after WWI.
• The Great Migration is the mass movement of African Americans from the south in the early 1900s.

Multiple Choice

The Harlem Renaissance took place during what decade? 

• 1860's
• 1880's
• 1900's
• 1920's

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a major factor influencing the Harlem Renaissance? 

• The Great Migration
• Collective Identity 
• Cultural Pride
• All of the above

Multiple Choice

All of the following were famous musical artists during the jazz age EXCEPT

• Bessie Smith
• Langston Hughes
• Louis Armstrong
• Duke Ellington

Multiple Choice

The Harlem Renaissance refers to:

• A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
• A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
• A program to promote African-American owned businesses
• A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s

Multiple Choice

How did the Harlem Renaissance most affect society?

• Produced great jazz music for dancing
• People started talking about race in America
• The artists had children that won major awards
• African-American artists were considered equal to European-American artists

Multiple Choice

Which art form WASN'T represented in the Harlem Renaissance?

• painting and art
• music and theatre
• fiction and poetry
• sculpture and architecture

Multiple Choice

The Harlem Renaissance was remarkable because

• it was the first time African-Americans published their art
• African-American artists were taken seriously 
• So many African-Americans moved to that one neighborhood
• That's when the first African-American won an Oscar

Multiple Choice

The artists during the Harlem Renaissance most wanted to

• document the experiences of their people

• show off their talents (dancing, singing, writing, etc)

• Go back to their ancestors' homeland

• Separate completely from the rest of America