THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Question
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____ was an artistic movement that reflected African American life in the 1920’s and involved people such as Langston Hughes and Bessie Smith.
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The Great Migration
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The Harlem Renaissance
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Industrialization
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Reconstruction
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Harlem Renaissance was an African American cultural movement that flourished in the 1920s and had Harlem in New York City as its symbolic capital.
Detailed explanation-2: -Musicians like Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong were creating the sounds that defined the Jazz Age. Performers Paul Robeson and Josephine Baker were revolutionizing musical theater. Painters like Aaron Douglas and Archibald Motley Jr.
Detailed explanation-3: -African American culture thrived. In fact, so stark was the contrast between the atmosphere of the U.S. and that of Paris in the 1920s, despite the effort and expense of the journey, for many African American artists the decision to move to Paris was easy.
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