The Harlem Renaissance Article

When hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved north, this was called…

• The Great Migration

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Roaring 20s

• The Jim Crow Laws

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What were African Americans in search of on their journey north?

• culture

• food

• jobs

• land

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____________ laws were one factor that encouraged people of color to flee the south.

• Jim Crow

• Sharecropper

• Douglas

• Immigration

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Why were so many drowning in debt in the south?

• They borrowed more than they could ever pay back.

• Their crops had been damaged.

• They were robbed often.

• The banks had closed.

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Where was the most popular place to settle in the north?

• upstate New York

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Chicago, Illnois

• Harlem in New York City

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Figurative language or literal language? They were in search of jobs, but found so much more.

• Figurative

• Literal

Figurative Language or Literal Language? Aaron Douglas’s paintings whispered the stories of the culture.

• Figurative

• Literal

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Figurative Language or Literal Language? The city became a melting pot for all social classes.

• Figurative

• Literal

Figurative Language or Literal Language? Jazz musicians played each night at the Cotton Club.

• Figurative

• Literal

Literal language or figurative language? African Americans gained a new respect, and Harlem was jumping.

• Literal

• Figurative