
Cotton Club History and Impact
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History, Performing Arts, Social Studies
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard

Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion who established the Club Deluxe?
Muhammad Ali
Joe Louis
George Foreman
Jack Johnson
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary reason Owen Madden transformed the Club Deluxe into the Cotton Club?
To cater to a racially mixed audience
To bring Harlem's music scene to a whites-only audience
To create a family-friendly venue
To promote local Harlem artists
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the theme of the Cotton Club's decor under Owen Madden's ownership?
Urban New York
Modern Art Deco
Southern plantations and exotic jungles
Classic Victorian
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which famous writer criticized the Cotton Club's segregated atmosphere in his autobiography?
Richard Wright
James Baldwin
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the negative impacts of the Cotton Club on the Harlem community?
It decreased crime rates
It improved racial relations
It led to the closure of smaller black cabarets
It increased employment opportunities
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the house band leader at the Cotton Club from 1927 to 1931?
Cab Calloway
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of music was Duke Ellington expected to compose while at the Cotton Club?
Classical symphonies
Jungle music
Rock and roll
Country ballads
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