Harlem Renaissance

In the 1910s through the 1930s, hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved from the South to northern cities including Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago and New York City to get jobs and get away from racial segregation. What was this era called?

• The Great Migration

• The Great Constitution

• The Foreign Exchange

• The Great Transportation

In the 1920s and 1930s, a community of talented African Americans in New York City lived well together and supported each others' gifts and talents. This period is known as the ...

• Boston Renaissance

• Harlem Renaissance

• Bristol Renaissance Fair

• Revival of New York City

This man was a bandleader. He worked at the Cotton Club. He played the piano. He wrote his own style of music. He wrote music for an orchestra. Who was he?

• Billy Bob Thornton

• Mangy Ray

• Duke Ellington

• Alain Locke

She was a dancer and performer. He starred in the original musical play, Shuffle Along. She was known for her beautiful voice and great dancing. She was called, "Blackbird" and "The Queen of Happiness." Who was she?

• Duke Ellington

• Bessie Coleman

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Florence Mills

A famous writer, known for his poetry. He wrote a poem called, “The Weary Blues.” He was the first writer to use African American “vernacular,” which means a way of talking, in his writing. He was also known to write about the African American experience. Who was he?

• Langston Hughes

• Duke Ellington

• Alain Locke

• Florence Mills

This musical play was written and performed by an all-black cast and crew and debuted in Harlem, New York City in the year 1921.

• Why Can't We All Just Get Along?

• Shuffle Along

• Run Along

• Shuffle the Deck

This was the only place in Harlem where black artists performed for a whites-only crowd.

• Job's Java Joint

• Hanes Hub

• The Cotton Club

• The Cotton Picker

This man was known as the Father of the Harlem Renaissance. He found African-American artists who did work that was inspired by African-American culture and he published their work. He introduced talented black people to other talented black people so the could form a network and support each other. Who was he?

• Duke Ellington

• Langston Hughes

• James Brown

• Alain Locke