Harlem Renaissance Questions
Question #1
1) What was the significance of the Harlem Renaissance?
The Harlem Renaissance was when the African Americans found a voice and their culture mixed in with the American culture. They exulted in their black culture and argued for a "New Negro" who was a full citizen and a social equal to whites.
Question #2
2) Who were some of the important figures (and what they were famous for) during the Harlem Renaissance?
There were gifted writers such as Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neake Hurston. There were famous Jazz artists like Louis Armstrong and Eubie Blake. Architects like Frank Lloyd Wright were advancing the theory that buildings should grow their sites and not slavishly imitate Greek Roman importations.
Question #3
3) In the Poem, Mother to Son by Langston Hughes, what is the message (make sure you included the "why")?
The message is from mother to son, telling her son about the realities about life. She is telling him that life may be hard and unexpected situations may come along but life is also full of good things. She is telling her son not to give up in life.
1) What was the significance of the Harlem Renaissance?
The Harlem Renaissance was when the African Americans found a voice and their culture mixed in with the American culture. They exulted in their black culture and argued for a "New Negro" who was a full citizen and a social equal to whites.
Question #2
2) Who were some of the important figures (and what they were famous for) during the Harlem Renaissance?
There were gifted writers such as Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neake Hurston. There were famous Jazz artists like Louis Armstrong and Eubie Blake. Architects like Frank Lloyd Wright were advancing the theory that buildings should grow their sites and not slavishly imitate Greek Roman importations.
Question #3
3) In the Poem, Mother to Son by Langston Hughes, what is the message (make sure you included the "why")?
The message is from mother to son, telling her son about the realities about life. She is telling him that life may be hard and unexpected situations may come along but life is also full of good things. She is telling her son not to give up in life.