Harlem Renaissance

Which two writers began their careers in Harlem's literary community?

• Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston

• Bessie Smith and Langston Hughes

• Duke Ellington and Bessie Smith

• Louis Armstrong and Zora Neale Hurston

Which jazz clubs in Harlem were known for swing dance?

• Small's Paradise and The Cotton Club

• The Cotton Club and The Hurricane Ballroom

• The Savoy Ballroom and The Cotton Club

• Small's Paradise and The Savoy Ballroom

Who organized the Silent Parade in 1917 to protest lynching and anti-black violence?

• Duke Ellington

• Marcus Garvey

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Langston Hughes

Which magazine became the official magazine of the NAACP during the Harlem Renaissance?

• The Cotton Club

• The Savoy Ballroom

• The Crisis

• The Harlem Renaissance

Which musician was the bandleader at the Cotton Club?

• Bessie Smith

• Duke Ellington

• Cab Calloway

• Louis Armstrong

Who was known as the 'Empress of the Blues'?

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Ethel Waters

• Countee Cullen

• Bessie Smith

Which painter created 'The Janitor Who Paints'?

• Marcus Garvey

• Aaron Douglas

• James VanDerZee

• Palmer Hayden

Who believed that African-Americans would only experience true artistic achievement when they became equal in society?

• Countee Cullen

• James Weldon Johnson

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Langston Hughes

Which organization recognized exceptional artistic talent among unrecognized black artists?

• The Harmon Foundation

• The NAACP

• The UNIA

• The Niagara Movement

Which event served as the catalyst for the creation of the New Negro Movement?

• The housing crash

• The lynching of Wilbur Little

• The return of the 369th Infantry Regiment

• The Silent Parade