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Who was known for their piano career in Jazz?
Langston Hughes
Aaron Douglas
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
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Jacob Lawrence became famous based on his...
His migration painting
His trumpet playing
HIs sculptures of animals
HIs dances moves
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Aaron Douglas is known as...
The Great Migrator
The Father of African-American Art
The African-American Picasso
The Inventor of Modern Art
4
Who was The Empress of the Blues?
Billie Holloway
Langston Hughes
Duke Ellington
Bessie Smith
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Where in NY became a breeding ground for culture, literature, art, and music for Af-Amers?
New York
Queens
Brooklyn
Harlem
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Who was a founding father of the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes
WEB Du Bois
James Weldon Johnson
Alain Locke
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Who popularized Jazz singing called "scat'?
Bessie Smith
Langston Hughes
Ella Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington
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What was the exodus of African-Americans from the south to the north called?
The Free Migration
The Great Migration
The Great Journey
The Great Freedom Rush
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What laws of the south enforced racial segregation and encouraged racism?
Jimmy Dean Laws
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Bean Laws
Jimmy Crow Laws
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Why did this occur in Harlem?
old jobs
new jobs
more struggles
less discrimination in the north
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Who was famous for their trumpet solos?
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
Charles Chesnutt
Duke Ellington
12
Who is best known as a poet?
WEB Du Bois
Countee Cullen
Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes
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What was the central theme behind the harlem renaissance art?
Famous Black Artists
New Arts
The struggle of immigrants
Expresssion of Black Lives and Struggles
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What did Zora Neale Hurston write?
Everyday Use
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Color Purple
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What was the most interesting thing about Jazz music?
It's sexy and scandalous rhythms.
It's originality and unique New Orleans origins.
It's fresh, new beats.
It's allowance for improvisation.
