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.
Key Writers of the Harlem Renaissance: Countee Cullen
Countee Cullen was known for his poetry that dealt with African American identity. In his poem “Heritage,” Cullen explores his African roots and the impact of slavery. He is remembered for his traditional writing style that he believed would appeal to readers regardless of their race.
Key Writers of the Harlem Renaissance: Claude McKay
Claude McKay was born in Jamaica. He was a novelist, poet, and journalist who challenged racial discrimination during the Harlem Renaissance. McKay’s first book of poems, Songs of Jamaica, celebrated his native Jamaican culture. His poem “If We Must Die” encouraged African Americans to stay strong when facing violence.
Jazz is a style of music known for its energy. When did it begin
It began in the United States during the Roaring Twenties—a time in the country when many things were changing.
Where did jazz come frmo
Jazz was a new way for people to express themselves. Jazz is rooted in the music of African American slaves and is shaped by their experiences.
Whats an elemt of jazz
Improvisation, or the spontaneous playing of new melodies, is a key element of the music. Jazz was also heavily influenced by musical styles such as ragtime, country, and blues.
Where did Jazz orginate
Jazz originated among African American musicians in New Orleans.
What did jazz orginated from
. It borrowed from blues musicians such as W. C. Handy, known as the “Father of the Blues.”
The populatiry of jazz
” Jazz gained popularity and spread to Chicago, New York, and other urban centers during the 1920s as part of the Great Migration. Audiences flocked to venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater in Harlem for live jazz entertainment.
Jazz and the Radio
. People also listened to jazz and country music on the radio. The “Grand Ole Opry” was a popular country music radio program during the 1920s.
Why is the Harlem Renaissance considered part of a larger New Negro Movement?
The artistic contributions of African Americans affected the social and political climate of the 1920s. That is why the Harlem Renaissance is considered part of a larger New Negro Movement.
What was the New Negro Movement
This movement promoted a renewed sense of racial pride. Cultural self-expression, economic independence, and progressive politics were also part of the movement.
Who were the leaders of the New Negro Movement
The movement’s leaders included writer and scholar W.E.B. Du Bois and activist Marcus Garvey.
The movement’s leaders included writer and scholar W.E.B. Du Bois and activist Marcus Garvey. Both became known as outspoken advocates of Negro nationalism. Whats that
Negro nationalism is the idea of a distinct national African American heritage.
What ideas about Negro nationalism did W.E.B. Du Bois promote?
W.E.B. Du Bois promoted the importance of African American literature and cultural expression. He embraced Pan-Africanism, the unification of all people of African descent.
How did Marcus Garvey encourage Negro nationalism?
Marcus Garvey championed a “Back to Africa” movement that encouraged African Americans to travel to their ancestors’ homelands. He founded the Black Star Steamship Line to transport African Americans to Africa. He created the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) with the purpose of rejecting white supremacy.
Why did Du Bois reject Garvey and the UNIA?
: Du Bois rejected Garvey and the UNIA because they supported the idea that people with a lighter skin tone were inferior. Du Bois did not agree with any sort of racial hierarchy.
