Harlem Renaissance

Where is Harlem?

• New York

• Chicago

• Detroit

• San Francisco

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

• A travelling basketball team

• A rebirth of African American culture in art, music, and literature

• A medieval game

• Time period of around 1210 a.d. when the games of jousting and art became popular

During which decades did the Harlem Renaissance occur?

• 1900-1910

• 1920s and 1930s

• 1940s and 1950s

• late 1800s

Who was Louis Armstrong?

• famous African American artist

• famous African American painter

• famous African American musician

Who was Langston Hughes?

• famous African American author and poet

• famous African American musician

• famous African American artist

Who was Jacob Lawrence?

• famous African American author and poet

• famous African American musician

• famous African American artist

How did the Harlem Renaissance influence the world? Click all that apply

• it only had an impact on the immediate area of New York

• it spread from the area of Harlem to other parts of the nation

• it not only influenced African Americans, but other cultures as well

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What type of figurative language does Langston Hughes' poem, "Dreams" use?

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

In Langston Hughes' poem "I, Too"...what is the tone of the poem?

• angry

• humorous

• Optimistic-looks forward to the future

• scared

Who painted this "Great Migration"?

• Jacob Lawrence

• Langston Hughes

• Louis Armstrong