Question

1. What was the Great Migration?

2. What types of jobs were available to African Americans that lead them to seeking better work opportunities with higher pay?

3. What genre of music did African Americans create during the Harlem Renaissance, which is still very popular today?

4. Name some of the famous dancers, singers and musicians from the Harlem Renaissance period and what were some of the famous clubs in Harlem where they performed?

5. What historical event ended the Harlem Renaissance?

Answer 1

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1. The Great Migration, sometimes known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration, was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest and West that occurred between 1916 and 1970.[1] It was caused primarily by the poor economic conditions
2. The majority of the African Americans in Berks County had occupations such as day laborers, hod carriers, servants, hotel waiters, barbers, furnace workers, domestics, stablemen, hotel cooks/chefs, bootblacks, farmers/farm workers, porters, hairdressers, laundresses, hostlers, dressmakers, butlers etc.
3. The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s.
4. The Harlem Renaissance introduced America to a new style of music, dance and a way of life. It represented expression for Civil Rights in America through the arts.
5. The Harlem Race Riot of 1935 broke out following the arrest of a young shoplifter, resulting in three dead, hundreds injured and millions of dollars in property damage. The riot was a death knell for the Harlem Renaissance.

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Answer 2

1. African Americans began to build a new place for themselves in public life.