Harlem Renaissance

1. Why did so many African Americans migrate north throughout the 1920s?

For a chance at a better future

To save money for legal reform in the South

To serve in the military

2. The literature of the Harlem Renaissance

Explored the pains and joys of being black in America.

Is largely forgotten today.

Argued for the separation of races.

3. What was the significance of Harlem?

Harlem did not welcome African American writers or musicians.

The residents of Harlem refused to support the Universal Negro Improvement Association.

Harlem was a central place for African Americans to voice concerns about racial problems.

4. African Americans in the 1920s faced discrimination, especially in

The North, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect.

The South, where they were not allowed to work.

The South, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect.

5. In towns such as New York, Chicago, and Cleveland,

Black middle and upper classes emerged.

Blacks did no better than they had in the South.

Most blacks worked as sharecroppers.

6. Why did Marcus Garvey’s movement fall apart?

His supporters lacked the money to keep his organization going.

There was no effective leadership after Garvey was deported to Jamaica.

White-owned newspapers and radio stations did not give the movement publicity.