Harlem Renaissance Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 4. A "rebirth" of European culture, art, and intellect from the 14th to 17th centuries; inspiration behind the name and concept of the Harlem Renaissance.
  2. 6. American-born French singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist; a seminal performer of the Harlem Renaissance who rose from poverty in St. Louis to international stardom.
  3. 7. A music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; is the vibrant, defining soundtrack of the 1920s-1930s Harlem Renaissance, serving as a powerful expression of Black excellence, cultural identity, and social change.
  4. 8. An American jazz trumpeter, cornet player, singer, and blues vocalist from New Orleans, Louisiana; revolutionizing jazz in the 1920s by shifting the focus from collective improvisation to virtuosic solo performances in the Harlem Renaissance.
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  1. 1. The 1920s decade in music and fashion, which is the era where the Harlem Renaissance took place.
  2. 2. An American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, columnist and early innovator of jazz poetry; is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
  3. 3. An American composer, pianist, and jazz bandleader whose career lasted over 50 years; a pivotal musical figure of the Harlem Renaissance, pioneering orchestral jazz while leading the house band at Harlem’s famous Cotton Club from 1927.
  4. 5. Movement of five million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States which fueled the era of the Harlem Renaissance.