Across
- 1. The qualities and beliefs that make a person or group different from others; a central theme explored by Harlem Renaissance artists seeking to define and express African American identity.
- 5. A rebirth or revival of cultural activity and interest; in this context, the flowering of African American arts and culture during the 1920s and 1930s centered in Harlem, New York.
- 7. A music genre that originated in African American communities, characterized by improvisation, syncopated rhythms, and distinctive tonal qualities that became the soundtrack of the Harlem Renaissance.
- 8. The movement of people from one place to another; specifically, the Great Migration when millions of African Americans moved from the rural South to urban centers in the North.
- 9. The language or dialect spoken by ordinary people in a particular region; many Harlem Renaissance writers incorporated African American vernacular into their literary works.
- 10. The practice of a person of one racial identity being accepted or perceived as a member of another racial group; a complex social phenomenon explored in Harlem Renaissance literature.
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- 2. Negro A term popularized by Alain Locke describing the emerging Black identity that rejected old stereotypes and embraced self-assertion, racial pride, and artistic/intellectual achievement.
- 3. The act of creating or performing something spontaneously; a hallmark technique in jazz music and performance during the period.
- 4. The discriminatory practice by which banks, insurance companies, and other institutions refused or limited loans, mortgages, and other financial services to specific neighborhoods, typically based on race.
- 6. The enforced separation of different racial groups; the backdrop against which the Harlem Renaissance emerged as both response and resistance.