Unit 16 Lesson 5: The Jazz Age Flashcards
What are the 1920s known as the Jazz Age
Jazz also emerged as a popular music style during the 1920s. For these reasons, the 1920s is often referred to as the Jazz Age.
What condition helped spark the Great Migration
Many African Americans living in the rural South were attracted to northern cities because they offered better job opportunities. They also sought to escape racial oppression in the South. There, segregation was still enforced by Jim Crow laws. To African Americans, the North offered greater possibilities for equal rights and reduced risks of racial violence.
Where did African Americans migrate to in the Great Migration
Millions of African Americans in the southern United States relocated to northern cities such as Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, and New York City.
When did the Great Migration begin
The Great Migration began during World War I and grew during the 1920s. During this decade alone, around 800,000 African Americans left the South. By 1960, the number had reached around five million.
What efffect did the Great Migrationhave on the South
Due to the Great Migration, cheap labor in the South became scarce.
What was work like in the North for African Americans
Many African Americans moved north and found jobs in factories, but often faced difficult and dangerous working conditions. They still faced racism and prejudice
How did the Great Migration led to tensions among races
e. Population surges caused tension over living space. There was an increase in segregated neighborhoods and schools in some northern cities.
What was The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919, for example, resulted from overcrowding and friction between newly migrated African Americans and white residents already living in the city. Hundreds of people were injured and 38 lives were lost during this violent event.
What a good impact that the Great Migration had
However, the Great Migration also led to the growth of distinct African American cultural centers. African Americans clustered in urban neighborhoods such as Harlem in New York City and developed thriving communities.
Harlem became the center of a cultural movement known as the
Harlem Renaissance
What was the Harlem Renaissance
This cultural movement produced a flood of creative work by African American writers, thinkers, musicians, and artists.
What writers were in the Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance writers such as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen, and Claude McKay explored African American history and identity.
What did the Harlem Renaissance writers repersent
They represented experiences such as slavery and racism in their works. Through poems, stories, plays, and other literature, these writers conveyed racial pride. These works empowered African Americans during an era of discrimination and unequal rights.
Key Writers of the Harlem Renaissance: Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes is perhaps the most famous Harlem Renaissance writer. Hughes published poems, novels, plays, and short stories about African American life and the racial divide in the United States. Hughes’s writing reached a wide audience because it was familiar and easy to understand. He earned the distinguished nickname “Poet Laureate of Harlem” because of the significance of his works.
Key Writers of the Harlem Renaissance: Zora Neale Hursto
: Another writer, Zora Neale Hurston, focused primarily on life in the American South. During the 1920s, she researched and wrote about African American Southern folklore. Her famous novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, portrays a young female protagonist who defies traditional gender roles.
