Harlem Renassance/Be Bop/Civil Rights/WWII/The New Negro

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 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

One of the most famous American poets of all-time, he infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work.

• Duke Ellington
• Cab Calloway
• Louis Armstrong
• Langston Hughes

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

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

Why was the great Migration so influential after slavery and during the Harlem Renaissance?

• it allowed african americans to escape from slavery and jim crow laws and work towards a prosperous life

• it was a time for african americans to move where ever they wanted

What decade did bebop emerge in?

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1940s

• 1950s