Historical Context Quiz Sonny's Blues

James Baldwin was born in...

• Harlem, New York

• The Bronx, New York

• Los Angeles, California

• New Jersey

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James Baldwin was an activist for which movements?

• Civil Rights

• LGBTQ+ Rights

• Immigrant Rights

• World Peace

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The period of time of rich music, art and culture created by Black artists in the 1920s was called

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Black Revivalist Movement

• The New York Renaissance

• The Civil Rights Movement

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Baldwin was able to formulate his "voice" as an author as a former...

• pastor

• painter

• carpenter

• editor

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Baldwin moved to which city abroad in order to write more about controversial topics

• Paris, France

• London, England

• Madrid, Spain

• Harlem, USA

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