THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They were political leaders
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They wrote for black newspapers
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They were popular entertainers
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They were famous athletes
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Detailed explanation-1: -The common among Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, and Josephine Baker is that hey were popular entertainers. Thus option (C) is correct.
Detailed explanation-2: -Armstrong changed the jazz during the Harlem Renaissance. Being known as “the world’s greatest trumpet player” during this time he continued his legacy and decided to continue a focus on his own vocal career. The popularity he gained brought together many black and white audiences to watch him perform.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic flowering of the “New Negro” movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing-and often degrading-stereotypes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the main figures of the literary Harlem Renaissance were Jean Toomer, Jessie Fauset, Claude McKay, James Weldon Johnson, Alain Locke, Eric D. Walrond, Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes.
Detailed explanation-5: -Harlem Renaissance artists focused on themes such as the influence of slavery, Black identity, community, and the everyday experience of Black people. When the United States entered the Great Depression, the Harlem Renaissance faded.