Across
- 3. What the NAACP fought for in terms of rights and treatment.
- 5. Name of the Harlem nightclub that featured performances by many prominent African American entertainers.
- 8. Illegal bars where jazz music was often played during Prohibition.
- 9. First name of the famous bandleader who performed at the Cotton Club.
- 11. First name of the "Empress of the Blues."
- 14. Last name of the prolific writer who was a leading voice of the African American experience.
- 15. First name of the author who wrote about African American women in her stories.
- 17. First name of the performer who gained fame from the musical "Shuffle Along."
- 18. The era during which jazz music became associated with illegal drinking establishments.
- 19. A term describing the deep-rooted presence of African American culture in society.
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- 1. The movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities during WWI and the 1920s.
- 2. A musical style characterized by improvisation, originating in New Orleans.
- 4. Organization founded to advocate for civil rights and against racial discrimination.
- 6. The form of performing arts that flourished during the Harlem Renaissance.
- 7. The dynamic leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association advocating for black pride.
- 10. The central message promoted by Marcus Garvey for African Americans.
- 12. The New York City neighborhood that became the center of the Harlem Renaissance.
- 13. Efforts aimed at promoting social change, significant during the Harlem Renaissance.
- 16. First name of the first African American congressman from a Northern state.
- 20. A musical genre that expresses themes of unfulfilled love and oppression.
