Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance (feat. Princess Weekes)

Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance (feat. Princess Weekes)

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10th - 12th Grade

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The video explores the Harlem Renaissance, a pivotal period in Black history marked by cultural, social, and artistic growth. It highlights the Great Migration's role in shaping this era and profiles key figures like Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, Anne Spencer, Nella Larsen, and Arturo Schomburg. Each contributed uniquely to the movement, addressing themes of racial identity, cultural nationalism, and Black consciousness. The video encourages further exploration of this rich historical period.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Harlem Renaissance primarily known for?

A political movement

An artistic and cultural explosion

A military campaign

A scientific revolution

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason for the Great Migration?

To explore new lands

To join the military

To find better economic opportunities

To escape natural disasters

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which poem is considered Langston Hughes's signature work?

I, Too

Dream Deferred

Harlem

The Negro Speaks of Rivers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant theme in Langston Hughes's writings?

Racial consciousness and cultural nationalism

Technological advancement

Environmental conservation

Political satire

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What field did Zora Neale Hurston study at Barnard College?

Economics

Physics

Anthropology

Literature

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Zora Neale Hurston's work criticized by some contemporaries?

For being too scientific

For being rooted in white racist traditions

For being too political

For being too abstract

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which poem by Claude McKay was read during the dedication ceremony of the African-American Museum in DC?

The Tropics in New York

Harlem Shadows

If We Must Die

Home to Harlem

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