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