The Jazz Age Flashcards
Where did jazz music become centered, and how did it arrive there?
Jazz music became centered in Harlem, New York, and it came north from New Orleans with the Great Migration.
Who were some of the black performers who became celebrities during this time?
Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, and Louis Armstrong were some of the black performers who became celebrities.
Which white performers were influenced by jazz music?
Al Jolson and George Gershwin were white performers influenced by jazz music.
What was the Cotton Club?
The Cotton Club was a famous jazz club in Harlem.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement where blacks in the North started fighting for social justice, planting the seeds for the Civil Rights Movement.
Who were some famous black writers of the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Zora Neale Hurston, and Countee Cullen were famous black writers of the Harlem Renaissance.
Who was Marcus Garvey, and what was his program?
Marcus Garvey was the leader of the UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association) and had a “return to Africa” program that, despite being corrupt, encouraged blacks to rely on each other.
Who was Oscar DePriest, and what was his significance?
Oscar DePriest was a black congressman elected in Chicago, representing the growing political influence of blacks in the North.
