Harlem Renaissance

Who started the Harlem Renaissance?

• The enslaved and illiterate people

• The enslaved people

• The free and literary people.

3. Harlem Renaissence was a movement from...

• Amercian

• African American

The Harlem Renaissance brought together literature, music, visual art, dance and other art forms in an explosion of creativity.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who was the writer of this  legendary poem  “A Raisin in the Sun” and was a central figure from the Harlem Renaissance?

• Langston Hughes

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  Alain Locke

• Zora Neale Hurston

Who was one of the great leaders from the Harlem Renaissance that wrote a popular book called “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Ethel Waters

• Zora Neale Hurston

ho was this phenomenal teacher, poet, novelist, and editor that focused on portraying a true image of African-American life and history?

• Claude McKay 

• Jessie Redmon Fauset

• Langston hughes

Who is the most famous jazz singer from the Harlem Renaissance known as “Lady Day?”

• Billie Holiday

• Louis Armstrong 

• Fletcher Henderson

Who was one of the greatest graphic artist and sculptor who was African-American and Mexican? She was best known for her depictions of African-American life in the 20th century, which often focused on the female experience.

• Elizabeth Catlett

• Marian Anderson

• Pauline Hopkins 

Who was one of the greatest painters and storytellers during the Harlem Renaissance? He was known for his portrayal of African-American life?

• Jacob Lawrence

• Aaron Douglas

• Lois Mailou Jones

 The Harlem Renaissance helped to birth some organizations which help and support African American culture

• TRUE

• FALSE