African America During The Jazz Age Flashcards
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What did the Jim Crow laws in southern states legalise in the 1880s.
The segregation between the different races.
What did the laws encourage to happen
The passage of discriminatory laws,
What was designed for African-Americans
Railways and street-cars,public waiting rooms,restaurants,boarding houses,theatres and public institutions with inferior quality
What is accredited to African-Americans
Jazz music, but over time it became socially acceptable to middle class white Americans and white performers were used to make jazz popular in america
What was a positive impact of jazz music
It helped mix African-American traditions with the white middle class society.
White patrons routinely frequented jazz club to listen to
African-American performers like Louis Armstrong,Sidney Becket and Duke Ellington
What was a movement that represented African-American culture
Father of the Harlem Renaissance
Where did African-Americans migrate to in 1920s
Northern cities like Chicago and New York
