Harlem

Who was one of Langston's famous college classmates?

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

• Thurgood Marshall

• Countee Cullen

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Your uncle leaves his things all over Harlem, but when he wails on his trumpet, the saltshakers bounce! What does this mean?

• The salt and pepper dance.

• He plays like a saltshaker.

• He is an amazing player.

• Everyone in Harlem likes saltshakers.

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The musicians were crowded onto the small stage, playing as if it were still show time.
What is the meaning of this?

• The room was full of people.

• The stage is not big enough for all of them.

• They were playing because they love music. 

• They stopped playing when C.J. came in.

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What is the waitress' name?

• Highnote

• Mattie D

• Bettie Dee

• Mattie Dee

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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

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During which decades did the Harlem Renaissance occur?

• 1900-1910

• 1920s and 1930s

• 1940s and 1950s

• late 1800s

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The Harlem Renaissance refers to:

• literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture

• struggle for civil rights by the NAACP

• program to promote African-American owned businesses

• population increase in Harlem during the 1920s

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What were some common themes of the Harlem Renaissance?

• alienation

• racism

• loss of identity/culture

• cultural foods

• education

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What was the Harlem Renaissance? In the early 1920s, African American _______, writers, musicians, and performers.