What was the Harlem Renaissance primarily known for?
Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance (feat. Princess Weekes)

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A political movement
An artistic and cultural explosion
A military campaign
A scientific revolution
2.
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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
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Which poem is considered Langston Hughes's signature work?
I, Too
Dream Deferred
Harlem
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
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What was a significant theme in Langston Hughes's writings?
Racial consciousness and cultural nationalism
Technological advancement
Environmental conservation
Political satire
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What field did Zora Neale Hurston study at Barnard College?
Economics
Physics
Anthropology
Literature
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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
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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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