Harlem Renaissance
Chapter 11 Harlem Renaissance
- 1.African Americans in the 1920s faced discrimination, especially in
- A.
The North, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect.
- B.
The South, where they were not allowed to work.
- C.
The South, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect.
- 2.In towns such as New York, Chicago, and Cleveland,
- A.
Black middle and upper classes emerged.
- B.
Blacks did no better than they had in the South.
- C.
Most blacks worked as sharecroppers.
- 3.Why did so many African Americans migrate north throughout the 1920s?
- A.
For a chance at a better future
- B.
To save money for legal reform in the South
- C.
To serve in the military
- 4.The literature of the Harlem Renaissance
- A.
Explored the pains and joys of being black in America.
- B.
Is largely forgotten today.
- C.
Argued for the separation of races.
- 5.What was the significance of Harlem?
- A.
Harlem did not welcome African American writers or musicians.
- B.
The residents of Harlem refused to support the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
- C.
Harlem was a central place for African Americans to voice concerns about racial problems.
- 6.Why did Marcus Garvey’s movement fall apart?
- A.
His supporters lacked the money to keep his organization going.
- B.
There was no effective leadership after Garvey was deported to Jamaica.
- C.
White-owned newspapers and radio stations did not give the movement publicity.
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