17.5 African American Culture & Politics

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

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the Great Migration

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The Harlem Renaissance refers to:

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A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture

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One goal of the Harlem Renaissance writers was to

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increase pride in African American culture

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Who was Langston Hughes?

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Famous African American writer

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Who was Louis Armstrong?

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Famous African American musician

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What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance?

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promoted culture identity of African Americans in the US and around the world.

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Who started the Back to Africa movement and believed Black Americans would only find freedom, equality and justice if they left the U.S.?

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Marcus Garvey

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How did the NAACP work to improve the lives of Black Americans in the 1920s?

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They used the courts and lobbied public officials.