Harlem Renaissance (CommonLit article)

Which famous poet emerged from the Harlem Renaissance?

• Mark Twain

• Martin Luther King

• Langston Hughes

• Duke Ellington

Though slavery was abolished in 1865, which of the following did African American experience...

• they were given a part of the land they worked on

• they were paid all of what they were owed

• now African Americans were getting paid a meager wage

• they got paid minimum wage

Where did the Harlem Renaissance begin?

• Harlem, New York

• The South

• Chicago, Illinois

• New York, New York

Why did African Americans begin moving to the North?

• The South was too hot.

• There were more farming jobs in in the North.

• In hopes of finding better paying jobs.

• For the Harlem Renasissance

Which of the following resulted from the Harlem Renaissance? (P4 - NF) (HINT: 2)

• the end of segregation

• increased movement of African Americans South

• development of African American culture and expression

• challenging oppression and stereotypes

What did African Americans do when they were denied housing in New York? (P4 - FR)

• They moved back to the South.

• They protested.

• They created their own community by purchasing several blocks.

• They took over other people's houses.

In the South, which laws negatively impacted African Americans? (P1 - AT)

• Jim Dow Laws

• Intolerable Act

• Jim Crow Laws

• Minority Law

What new kinds of music did Harlem produce? (P1 - ND)

• jazz and blues

• opera

• rock

• pop

Why was the theater production Three Plays for a Negro Theater significant?

• It was a production that included white people and Black people.

• It explained the hardship of African American for people to understand.

• It was a popular play amongst all.

• It rejected many stereotypes and portrayed complex emotions of African Americans.

How did the Harlem Renaissance help African Americans? (HINT: 3)

• It helped created a new identity for African Americans.

• It made America more award of the gifts, perspectives, and struggles of African Americans.

• It gave African Americans more rights.

• It helped start the Civil Rights Movement.