Harlem Renaissance

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  1. 2. Born in Alabama; her literary works concerned both the African-American experience and her struggles as an African-American woman
  2. 4. African-American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the US
  3. 6. Born in South Caroline; American artist known for his expressionist landscapes and portraits
  4. 8. Born in Topeka, Kansas; widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished and influential visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance
  5. 10. Was born into slavery and rose to become a leading African American intellectual of the 19th century; founder of Tuskegee University
  6. 12. Founder of the UNIA, and led a movement calling for the return of African Americans to their homeland
  7. 14. Born in Joplin, Missouri, and known for his insightful portrayals of Black life in America from the 1920s to the 1960s
  8. 15. Born in Louisville, KY; moved to NYC and began writing poetry at the age of fourteen
  9. 16. Founding member of NAACP; one of the foremost Black intellectuals of his era
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  1. 1. One of the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time
  2. 3. American painter known for his work "The Migration Series"
  3. 5. World renowned performer, World War II spy, and activist are few of the titles used to describe her
  4. 7. Nicknamed "The Empress of the Blues"
  5. 9. Known as “the midwife” of the Harlem Renaissance; she was the only African American in her graduating class at Philadelphia High School for Girls
  6. 11. Known as the “Father of the Harlem Renaissance” for his publication in 1925 of The New Negro
  7. 13. Arguably the finest female jazz vocalist of all time; known as The First Lady of Song