Harlem Renaissance

What was Langston Hughes?

• Jazz Musician

• Poet

• Athlete

• Politician

What did W.E.B. Du Bois fight for?

• Black people to get the credit they deserved for the cultural movements they started

• More Black representation in political spaces

• More education opportunities for BIPOC

• To be in charge of Harlem

What was the poem "Harlem" about by Langston Hughes?

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up

like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore—

And then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?

Or crust and sugar over—

like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags

like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

What kind of music started during the Harlem Renaissance?

• Pop Music

• Rap

• Country Music

• Jazz Music

Where did African Americans move to during The Great Migration?

• Northern US to Southern US

• West Coast to the East Coast

• Southern part of the US to the Northern part of the US

• East Coast to West Coast

What factors led to the Great Migration?

• Unsatisfactory economic opportunities

• White supremacy

• Severe segregation laws

• Need of industrial workers during WW1

By what percentage did the Black population grow in New York during the Great Migration?

• 148%

• 66%

• 611%

• 500%

What did Black people do during the Harlem Renaissance?

• Tried to gain political power

• Went to school more

• Celebrated their cultural pride

• Joined clubs

What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?

• Clarinet

• Saxophone

• Flute

• Trumpet

Which leader of the Harlem Renaissance is this?

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Louis Armstrong

• Langston Hughes

• Zora Neale Hurston