Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance took place in the middle of

• Manhattan, New York

• The Bronx, New York

• Los Angeles

• Chicago

Harlem Renaissance came after

• The Civil War

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Great Migration

• World War II

The Harlem Renaissance was a movement of

• art

• philosophy

• music and theatre

• all of the above

What was the movement of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the South to the big cities of the North called?

• The Civil War

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Great Migration

What perspective is presented in this section?

This Great Migration eventually relocated hundreds of thousands of African-Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North. Many discovered they had shared common experiences in their past histories and their uncertain lives of the present. This time period when African-American culture was reborn in New York City in the 1920s is known as the Harlem Renaissance.

• Migration from the South to the North was a very difficult journey for African-Americans.

• The Harlem Renaissance was an important and positive time

• New York City was a place many people migrated to in the 1920s

Author's point of view means the author's opinion or feelings about the topic they are writing about. Author's develop their point of view by using certain words and information in the text. Which excerpt below BEST demonstrates the author's point of view about the Harlem Renaissance?

• In the Harlem scene, writers, actors, artists and musicians glorified African-American traditions. At the same time, they created new cultural forms.

• Claude Mckay and Jean Toomer wrote plays, short stories and poems.

• Hurston used the music and stories that she collected as an anthropologist to write her stories, plays and books.

How does this infographic (map) develop the ideas in the article

• the map helps the reader understand the main artists presented in the text

• the map develops the point of view of the author that the Harlem Renaissance was an important event in the development of African-American culture.

• the map develops the information in the article about the Great Migration eventually relocated hundreds of thousands of African-Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North.

What was the period when African-American culture was reborn in New York City in the 1920s called?

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Great Migration

• Jazz Music

Which section of the text is LEAST supported by this infographic?

• African-Americans hope for a better life in the North

• Jazz music takes off

• Musical comedies gain popularity

What is the main perspective or point of view presented in this section of the text?

• Jazz music was the only music being made in Harlem and around the world.

• Jazz musicians played many types of songs and practiced in large musical bands.

• Jazz music was very different and extremely popular during the Harlem Renaissance.