Harlem Renaissance

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Across
  1. 2. Dubbed “Empress of the Blues”
  2. 5. Famous actor starring in Shuffle Along, Show Boat, and Emperor Jones
  3. 6. The migration of ~6m Black people from Southern to Northern states
  4. 10. First important writer of the Harlem Renaissance
  5. 11. American sociologist,historian,socialist, and African rights activist
  6. 12. Music genre influenced by choir hymns, soul, and Christian media
  7. 14. American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of the jazz movement
  8. 16. First musical written, produced, & performed by African Americans
  9. 18. Music genre influenced by spirituals, field hollers, chants, and ballads
  10. 20. Europe’s center for jazz
Down
  1. 1. First African American representative in Congress
  2. 3. Most famous nightclub in Harlem
  3. 4. Author, activist, and educator- a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance
  4. 7. Social activist known for founding UNIA and black nationalism
  5. 8. Music genre influenced by Dixieland and ragtime
  6. 9. American writer and social activist
  7. 13. A black nationalist organization founded by Marcus Gavey
  8. 15. American civil rights organization fighting for African Americans
  9. 17. Afro-centric city in NYC
  10. 19. Music genre influenced by gospel music and rhythm/blues