Harlem Renaissance Mr. Soper Production

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  1. 5. French word for "rebirth"
  2. 7. Famous African American Poet of the Harlem Renaissance, famous poem titled Dream Deferred
  3. 8. Louis Armstrong became a famous musician in this genre of music that came North from places like New Orleans
  4. 9. Acronym for the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the association led the black civil rights struggle in fighting injustices such as the denial of voting rights, racial violence, discrimination in employment, and segregated public facilities
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  1. 1. A period of cultural and artistic expression among African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s. The movement was centered in Harlem, New York City, and included many art forms, such as literature, music, and visual arts.
  2. 2. Famous photographer whose photos really captured the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance
  3. 3. Famous jazz club located in Harlem in the 1920s and 30s. It was a popular destination for white audiences to see and hear Black jazz musicians.
  4. 4. First black world heavyweight boxing champion
  5. 6. Six million African Americans between 1914 and 1970 leave the South and head North and West