The Great Migration Assignment
Jazz music is a blend of which four musical styles? ragtime blues spirituals calypso work songs
A, B, C, E
The two most common destinations for the Great Migration were New York City and
Chicago
The newspaper that encouraged African Americans to move to the city of Chicago during the Great Migration was called the Network Journal North Star Chicago Defender
Chicago Defender
The ________ Club in New York was one of the most famous jazz clubs.
Cotton
How did World War I affect the Great Migration? African Americans were no longer needed on farms in the South. African American workers abandoned factory jobs in the North for higher-paying agricultural jobs in the South. Factory workers left their jobs to fight in the war, creating a labor shortage in urban areas.
Factory workers left their jobs to fight in the war, creating a labor shortage in urban areas.
What is the name of the mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban areas in the Midwest and Northeast?
Great Migration
What New York neighborhood was home to many famous African American artists?
Harlem
One famous jazz singer was Billie
Holiday
The "dream" Hughes is discussing in this poem is equality for African Americans. What does Hughes suggest may happen if equality is put off for too long? Check all of the boxes that apply. It will be easier to accomplish in the future. It will never be realized. It may eventually result in people reacting violently.
It will never be realized. It may eventually result in people reacting violently.
The poet known as the "Shakespeare of Harlem" was Langston Hughes Zora Neale Hurston Bessie Smith
Langston Hughes
What argument is Mrs. Turner making about discrimination in this quote? She believes that segregation is unfair and should be abolished. She has white features, and therefore thinks that she should not be treated the same as other African Americans. She rejects her whiteness and hopes to create a new class for herself and her family
She has white features, and therefore thinks that she should not be treated the same as other African Americans.
Which two men were band leaders at the Cotton Club? Cab Calloway Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington
Which two men were band leaders at the Cotton Club? Cab Calloway Duke Ellington
The author of Their Eyes Were Watching God was Langston Hughes Zora Neale Hurston Bessie Smith
Zora Neale Hurston
What dream is Hughes most likely discussing in this poem? having his work recognized being published achieving equality for African Americans
achieving equality for African Americans
This graph shows that by 1930 the African American population of the Midwest and Northeast was about the same as in 1900 had more than doubled since 1900 had risen only a little since 1900
had more than doubled since 1900
One of the Harlem Renaissance's greatest accomplishments was the creation of
jazz music
Armstrong was widely regarded as one of the world's greatest rock musicians jazz musicians rhythm and blues musicians
jazz musicians
What is the meaning of the word underlined in this poem?
postponed
What is the meaning of the word underlined in this poem?
sad
In this poem, Hughes compares his sadness to a
song
For each statement, use the drop-down menu to indicate whether it was a characteristic of the North or the South.
south south south south north
Why did African Americans choose to relocate to urban areas? Check all of the boxes that apply. to find new work opportunities to escape segregation to create a better life for themselves
to find new work opportunities to escape segregation to create a better life for themselves
One person who migrated to Chicago during the time period was Louis Armstrong. He was best known for his
trumpet playing
People who migrated from the South to these regions during this time period typically moved to rural areas urban areas both rural and urban areas
urban areas
Most of the patrons of the Cotton Club were
white
Most singers at the Cotton Club were
women