Harlem Renaissance

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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Who was Louis Armstrong?

• famous African American artist

• famous African American painter

• famous African American musician

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How did the Harlem Renaissance influence the world? Click all that apply

• it only had an impact on the immediate area of New York

• it spread from the area of Harlem to other parts of the nation

• it not only influenced African Americans, but other cultures as well

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The Harlem Renaissance was remarkable because

• it was the first time African-Americans published their art
• African-American artists were taken seriously 
• So many African-Americans moved to that one neighborhood
• That's when the first African-American won an Oscar

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The Harlem Renaissance refers to:

• A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
• A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
• A program to promote African-American owned businesses
• A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s

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Which of the following was a major factor influencing the Harlem Renaissance? 

• The Great Migration
• Collective Identity 
• Cultural Pride
• All of the above

What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance? 

• promoted the growth of New York cities
• promoted culture identity of African Americans 
• it fought discrimination in southern cities
• it established programs such as the NAACP

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What is the Great Migration?

• The Great Migration was a large movement of birds from the north to the south to be warm for the winter.
• The Great Migration was the name of the time period after WWI.
• The Great Migration is the mass movement of African Americans from the south in the early 1900s.

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