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Harlem Renaissance Scavenger Hunt
1. Harlem is indeed the great ________________ for the sight seer; the pleasure
seeker, the curious, the _____________________________, the enterprising, the
ambitious, and the talented of the whole Negro world.” –Alain Locke
2. What period of time did the Harlem Renaissance take place?
_______________________________, particularly the __________________ when African
American thought and culture was redefined.
3. African heritage and roots were embraced by the movement’s young
_____________________________, _______________________________, and
__________________________ who found in Harlem a place to express themselves.
4. Where did this movement take place? ______________________
5. What two cultures did this movement alter? ____________________________ &
______________________________.
6. African Americans moved north in large numbers to find ___________________
___________________________ for their ________________________, look for better
_________________________________ opportunities, and ______________________ the
______________________________________ ___________________________.
7. Claude McKay was born in ______________________ on ______________________________.
Many of the poems from his Spring in New Hampshire were used in his
______________________________ ___________________________, which was published in
1922.
8. The Harlem Renaissance brought ______________________ ________________________
writers and artists to _________________________________________.
9. When WWI ended, there was new emphasis on _________________________________
building among ___________________________ Americans in the north and a focus
on _______________________ at home.
10. The two themes of the Harlem Renaissance were:
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
11. Harlem Shadows showcased a _________________ ________________________
_________________________ ________________________. It was _____________________ and
________________________. It discussed the ____________________________
___________________________________ when McKay arrived in America.
12. Zora Neale Hurston lived in first “________________________” __________________
community in Eatonville, Florida. She moved to Harlem in ________________ and
graduated from ________________________ University in _________________.
13. The themes and ideas expressed during the Harlem Renaissance inspired
future African American authors: __________________________,
_______________________________, _____________________________, __________________________
14. Palmer Hayden was an extremely talented ___________________ and early in his
career he focused mostly on ____________________________. In ___________________
Hayden moved to ____________________ and grew as an Artist. He returned to the
U. S. in ________________ and changed his focus to ___________________________________
_______________________________________________.
15. Langston Hughes focused on the need for _______________________
_______________________________ and __________________________ _________________________.
16. Zora Neale Hurston’s most famous book was published in 1937. It was titled,
________________________________________________________________________.
17. Regardless of whether or not _______________ was part of the Harlem
Renaissance, it undoubtedly ____________________________ and was influenced by
the work of the Harlem Renaissance ____________________________ and
______________________.
18. Langston Hughes was known as the “____________________________________________”.
He was one of the first African Americans to _____________________________________
solely as a ______________________.
19. Palmer Hayden has been criticized for perpetuating _____________________________
of ________________________ ___________________________ ____________________________
________________________________.
20. Zora Neale Hurston’s work focused on blacks living in _______________________
___________________________ ___________________________ in the early 1800s.
21. _________________________________________was one of the most famous names in
Jazz. He altered the sound of jazz by ________________________ the genre with
_____________________________ and __________________________ musical elements.
22. Countee Cullen was _______________________ by a ________________________ black
activist minister and his wife. Cullen earned his Masters in ___________________
and ______________________ from _______________________.
23. Langston Hughes blended the sounds of ____________ into his poetry and
emphasized _________________-_________________ Black life.
24. Countee Cullen wrote “ ________________________” poetry and often focused on
_______________________________ _____________________________.
25. Duke Ellington and his band played at the hip ______________________
__________________, which only allowed white patrons. During the _____________,
he was everywhere: touring, on ______________________, and in the movies.
26. Zora Neale Hurston never addressed ___________________ _____________________ in
her writing. Instead, she focused on her belief that black Americans could
attain ______________________________ from the racism that ______________________ in
American society.
27. Two reasons why the Harlem Renaissance ended:
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
28. During the Great Depression, _____________________ Americans became
________________ accepting of African American ___________________ and
_____________________. This was a time of _________________________ problems and it
changed _________________________for African Americans.
29. Bessie Smith recorded with the biggest names in ________________ at that time.
She was over _____________ _____________ ______________ and weighed more than
_____________ ________________. Bessie starred in _________________________________ in
1929.
30. James Vanderzee most famous works are _________________________ of the
__________________________ and ________________________ of Harlem. His pictures
reflected ______________________, _______________________, and _____________________.
31. Countee Cullen won more major literary awards than
__________________________________________________________________________ of the
1920s.
32. Aaron Douglass was often called the
“________________________________________________________” because he used
traditional African style in his art. Douglass was supported by
__________________________________ and _______________________________ when he first
arrived in Harlem from Kansas.
33. ______________________ ______________________ was the most successful black
performing artist of her time and died in a car accident in 1936.
34. What poems/excerpts are displayed in this review?
___________________________________________ ____________________________________________
___________________________________________ ____________________________________________
___________________________________________
35. Describe Palmer Hayden’s painting. _____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
36. Describe James Vanderzee’s photographs: _______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
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