Lots of musicians got their start during the Harlem Renaissance. Many people also refer to this era as the Jazz Age. Jazz and blues, invented by African-Americans in the south, became hugely popular during the Harlem Renaissance. These genres were new and exciting. Musicians like Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong drew huge audiences at popular clubs every night of the week. Singers like Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday brought unique sounds to the music scene. Smiths strong, deep voice impressed both live audiences and radio listeners. She became known as the Empress of Blues. Holiday was a legendary improviser, and what she lacked in formal training, she made up for in her distinct, rough vocals and emotional performances.Despite their popularity, black musicians were still treated poorly throughout the country. Many performed in clubs or theaters for exclusively white audiences. Entertainers who toured in the south were forced to stay in segregated hotels and eat at segregated restaurants. They did not receive any of the privileges that white celebrities enjoyed.During the Harlem Renaissance,

ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

Please wait while the activity loads.
If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled.

If loading fails, click here to try again

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Lots of musicians got their start during the Harlem Renaissance. Many people also refer to this era as the Jazz Age. Jazz and blues, invented by African-Americans in the south, became hugely popular during the Harlem Renaissance. These genres were new and exciting. Musicians like Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong drew huge audiences at popular clubs every night of the week. Singers like Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday brought unique sounds to the music scene. Smith’s strong, deep voice impressed both live audiences and radio listeners. She became known as the Empress of Blues. Holiday was a legendary improviser, and what she lacked in formal training, she made up for in her distinct, rough vocals and emotional performances.Despite their popularity, black musicians were still treated poorly throughout the country. Many performed in clubs or theaters for exclusively white audiences. Entertainers who toured in the south were forced to stay in segregated hotels and eat at segregated restaurants. They did not receive any of the privileges that white celebrities enjoyed.During the Harlem Renaissance,

A	black entertainers no longer faced discrimination.
B	black performers pioneered new genres of music.
C	white Americans stopped listening to jazz and blues.
D	the south desegregated all schools and public places.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Harlem Renaissance was a period of rich cross-disciplinary artistic and cultural activity among African Americans between the end of World War I (1917) and the onset of the Great Depression and lead up to World War II (the 1930s).

Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the most celebrated names in American music regularly performed in Harlem-Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Fats Waller and Cab Calloway, often accompanied by elaborate floor shows.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the time, it was known as the “New Negro Movement", named after The New Negro, a 1925 anthology edited by Alain Locke.

There is 1 question to complete.

USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE