Progressivism and Jazz Age

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Across
  1. 3. The period in American history of dramatic social, economic, and political change.
  2. 6. A pivotal writer and thinker of the Harlem Renaissance
  3. 8. American style of music that developed from ragtime and features syncopated rhythms and improvisation
  4. 13. A government controlled by the wealthy
  5. 14. A production system featuring machines and workers in a progressive arrangement of assembly
  6. 16. Traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among people
  7. 18. A pleasant bearing or way of carrying oneself; grace
  8. 19. Hostility toward immigrants
  9. 20. The first influential writer of the Harlem Renaissance
  10. 23. A government in which one ruler holds absolute power
  11. 24. This man emigrated from Germany and was hired by a magazine company to paint portraits of Harlem Renaissance figures
  12. 25. A man known as one of the most important writers of the twenteth century
  13. 27. A person who believes in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture in a religion
  14. 29. A elected member of a city legislative body
  15. 30. A way of behaving that dismisses those considered inferior, or of less worth
Down
  1. 1. A person who rejects modern government, capitalism, and private wealth
  2. 2. Style of music evolving from African American spirituals and noted for its melancholy sound
  3. 4. This man was known for being of the most successful and influential artists of the Harlem Renaissance
  4. 5. Helped more women successfully attain key positions at the local and state level
  5. 7. The name of one of Bessie Smiths songs
  6. 9. She is known as the Empress of the Blues
  7. 10. A primary, or election, where candidates are nominated for office by direct vote
  8. 11. The removal of an elected official from a government office through petitioning and voting
  9. 12. The process through which a foreigner becomes a citizen of a country
  10. 15. The exercise of the power and function of making rules or laws
  11. 17. To conduct activities with the purpose of influencing public officials, particularly members of a legislative body
  12. 21. A promoter of Black nationalism and black self-determination
  13. 22. A cultural movement of African American artists and writers
  14. 26. The right of citizens to present legislation for approval by the legislature
  15. 28. The scientific theory that humans and other forms of life have evolved over time