THe Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance

The reason why the Harlem Renaissance occurred in the first place is largely attributed to the ______________________

• Colonization of African Americans

• Great Migration

• 15th Amendment

• Reestablishment of the Freedman's Bureau

When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?

• The Great Awakening

• The Great Migration

• The Great Pumpkin

• The Trail of Tears

Some PUSH FACTORS of the South, influencing the Great Migration included all of the following, EXCEPT...

• discrimination, lynchings and black codes

• Jim Crow Laws

• factory jobs in the North

• unfair share cropping contracts

Some PULL FACTORS encouraging the Great Migration included TWO of the following...

• no Jim Crow Laws

• more land

• more racism

• jobs opportunities in factories

What was 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

How did the Harlem Renaissance most affect society?

• Produced great jazz music for dancing

• The artists had children that won major awards

• People started talking about race in America

• African-American artists were considered equal to European-American artists

What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?

• Jazz

• Hip Hop

• Country

• Rock

How was the Harlem Renaissance a product of the Great Migration?

• Many who migrated ended up in Harlem where they shared their talents such as art and music.

• The Harlem Renaissance was not a product of the Great Migration. They have nothing in common.

• The people who migrated great grandchildren were a huge part of the Harlem Renaissance.

A new name for young women who wore short skirts, cut their hair into a "bob", and listened and danced to jazz music.

• Suffragists

• Flappers

• Idols

• Models

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