The Harlem Renaissance

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Across
  1. 1. The epicenter of this movement was in _______, where three of the largest civil rights groups established their headquarters
  2. 4. This African-American class tried to push a new political agenda that would hopefully advocated racial equality
  3. 6. This man wanted to tell stories about his people, but in a way that reflected major music, art and family.
  4. 7. Important era of African-American culture, majoring in art and music
  5. 11. This area became known as “the capital of black America.”
Down
  1. 2. Has a solo published novel, "Invisible Man" that has been recognized all of the world
  2. 3. The end of the American Civil War in 1865 ushered in an era of increased education and employment opportunities for black Americans
  3. 5. Is a music genre that originated at the beginning of the 20th Century, arguably earlier, within the African-American communities of the Southern United States
  4. 8. He Founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL)
  5. 9. A "club", place that intended to have the look and feel of a luxurious Southern plantation
  6. 10. In 1909, the group founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People