Harlem Renaissance

5. Langston __________ wrote “The Weary Bues” and other important poems of the Renaissance
8. A dance associated with jazz in the 1920s
11. The name of the collection of states that fought to retain slavery during the Civil War
14. Florence ________ was a well-known singer and dancer of the Renaissance
15. Abraham _____________ was the President who fought to end slavery
17. Name of the street where the Weary Blues is set
18. Another name of an extended metaphor is a _____________
21. Technique in “Just like the bayonets they used over there”
22. The name of a stage character used to mock African Americans in the minstrel shows (3,4)
23. A type of music featuring syncopated rhythms

1. A musical form that is structured in twelve bars and has a melancholy tone
2. The place where the writers of the Harlem Renaissance would meet (9,5)
3. Helene ___________ wrote “Bottled”
4. The name of a composer and band leader who used to perform at the Cotton Club (4,10)
6. Bo ___________ was an innovator in the field of tap dance
7. The name of the states that fought against slavery in the civil war
9. The place that housed the bottle of sand in “Bottled”
10. Technique in “He made the poor piano moan with melody”
12. Name the technique: “Droning a drowsy syncopated tune”
13. A ___________ is a form of speech specific to a group or place
16. Orleans The city where jazz originated (3,7)
19. Technique in “Coming from a black man’s soul”
20. The name of the ballroom where African Americans would go to dance during the Renaissance