African American Flashcards
1
Q
What were the Jim Crow laws?
A
Laws in the U.S that were passed down by the Southern states that legalise segregation between the different races
2
Q
Names three places that were segregated
A
Public waiting rooms, railways and restaurants
3
Q
What were white performers used for in America?
A
To make jazz music popular
4
Q
Who was the jazz movement taken over by?
A
Middle class white population
5
Q
Name three African American performers
A
Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Duke Ellington
6
Q
What is the Father of the Harlem Renaissance ?
A
A movement that represented an outpouring of African American culture
