Vocab #4

2. an American trumpeter who was an influential figure in jazz
3. an American poet who first invented the then-new literary art form, jazz poetry
7. an artistic movement that took place in Harlem, New York during the 1920's. It was known as the "New Negro Movement." It marked a movement when white America started to consider African Americans for their talent.
8. the capital raised by a business through the subscription of shares.
9. an American composer and Jazz Orchestra leader until his death
11. an American fiction writer who illustrated the Jazz Age.
12. an African American painter,known to portray his life based on his race
14. 32nd president of the United States (during the Great Depression and during World War 2)
16. an American composer, teacher, and writer, to become a conductor
18. a severe economic depression in the U.S. It began after the stock market crashed. It was in many countries, but started in the U.S.
20. to be engaged in business transactions involving risk but offering the chance of gaining a lot.
21. the central bank of the United States.

1. an American composer and pianist.
4. without a job or career
5. the movement of 6 million African Americans from rural south to urban northwest (1916-1970)
6. an American author who won the Nobel Prize in literature
10. an American blues singer who was the most popular of the 1920's and 1930's. This person was a major influence on other singers
13. an american artist who has been recognized as the "Mother of America Modernism."
15. a tax paid on a certain class of imports or exports.
17. a group of government policies made by Franklin D Roosevelt in 1930's. Made to improve conditions for those suffering in the Great Depression.
19. a stock exchange