BAFAM October Crossword Challenge - Week 2

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Across
  1. 4. Countee _______, a poet who published works such as Color and Copper Sun, was a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
  2. 5. Paul _______, a Harlem Renaissance actor, singer, and activist, was an influential figure in Black stage performances.
  3. 7. Langston _______, a prominent poet and writer, became a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
  4. 9. The stock market crash of 1929 and the Great _______ contributed to the decline of the Harlem Renaissance.
  5. 10. The National Urban League magazine that helped boost the careers of Black writers during the Harlem Renaissance was called _______.
  6. 11. James _______, a photographer, captured daily life in Harlem during the Renaissance.
  7. 13. The mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North during the early 1900s is called the Great _______.
Down
  1. 1. Louis _______, a jazz musician, made more than 60 recordings with his band, the Hot Five.
  2. 2. The famous jazz musician Duke _______ frequently performed at the Cotton Club.
  3. 3. Zora Neale _______, an anthropologist and writer, was known for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance and works like “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”
  4. 4. The name of the famous Harlem nightclub where Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway often performed is the _______ Club.
  5. 6. The integrated ballroom in Harlem that opened in 1927 and featured continuous jazz and dancing was called the _______.
  6. 7. The neighborhood in New York City that was the center of the Black cultural movement in the early 20th Century is called _______.
  7. 8. The leader of the Pan-Africanism movement, Marcus _______, founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
  8. 12. The genre of music that gained popularity during the Harlem Renaissance, often played at speakeasies, is called _______.