The Harlem Renaissance Presentations

Question 1

In Helene Johnson's poem, she refers to 'Tom Toms', what is this?

Accepted Answer

Drum from Africa

Question 2

What inspired Claude Mckay to write his ant-racism poem 'If we must die'.

Accepted Answer

Race Riots

Question 3

Who wrote 'the Heart of a Woman'.

Accepted Answer

Georgia D Johnson

Question 4

Who wrote 'Their eyes were watching God' in the 1930s, showing the experiences of Black women in the early 1900s.

Accepted Answer

Zara Neale Hurston

Question 5

What movement was Georgia D Johnson a key part of?

Accepted Answer

Anti-lynching movement

Question 6

Who was denied entry into an Oxford college due to the colour of his skin, despite having a scholarship?

Accepted Answer

Dr Alain Locke

Question 7

What is Langston Hughes' poem 'Dream Variations' about?

Accepted Answer

Dreams of African-Americans- freedom and acceptance in American society

Question 8

Georgia D Johnson sometimes struggled to get her work published as the endings of her stories were too tragic.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

What does Alain Locke's essay the 'New Negro' aim to do?

Accepted Answer

To change old stereotypes and replace with new visions of black identity, To lobby the government to change laws and achieve improved Civil Rights

Question 10

Which two writers became friends at Colombia University?

Accepted Answer

Zora Neale Hurston and Helene Johnson

Questions 10