The Harlem Renaissance

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  1. 5. A pioneering jazz musician known for his innovative trumpet solos and contributions to the development of jazz music.
  2. 8. was a prolific, original, and versatile writer
  3. 9. A social and political movement in the 1950s and 1960s aimed at ending racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans, inspired in part by earlier efforts like Marcus Garvey’s Black Nationalism.
  4. 11. Nationalism A movement that emphasized racial pride, economic independence, and the idea that African Americans should separate from white society to achieve true empowerment.
  5. 13. most famous nightclub in Harlem
  6. 14. The movement of millions of African Americans from the rural South to Northern cities in the early 20th century, seeking better economic opportunities and escaping racial discrimination.
  7. 15. He was the first African American representative in Congress from a Northern state.
  8. 16. A legendary blues singer known as the "Empress of the Blues," famous for her powerful voice and emotional performances.
  9. 18. a type of music that they played around the Harlem Renaissance
  10. 19. The first musical written, produced, and performed by African Americans, which debuted on Broadway in 1921 and helped launch the careers of many Black performers.
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  1. 1. North Carolina judge allegedly was racist and antilabor.
  2. 2. A key characteristic of jazz, referring to the spontaneous creation of music rather than playing from a set composition.
  3. 3. a soulful style of music that evolved from African American spirituals.
  4. 4. The____saw UNIA as a dangerous catalyst for African American uprisings
  5. 6. A musical technique in which beats are played off the regular rhythm, creating a unique and lively sound, often used in jazz and blues.
  6. 7. Its efforts focused primarily on lobbying public officials and working through the court system
  7. 10. A dynamic leader from Jamaica
  8. 12. was the first important writer of the Harlem Renaissance
  9. 17. A secret bar or nightclub that illegally sold alcohol during Prohibition, often associated with jazz music and nightlife culture in the 1920s.
  10. 20. The illegal killing of individuals, often by hanging, carried out by mobs, primarily targeting African Americans in the South as a form of racial terror.