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Harlem
Renaissance
Rebirth of activities in art and
literature by African Americans.
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novelist
Someone who writes novels.
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chronicled
To make a narrative or fictional
account in a series of events in
chronological order by words or
art.
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portray
To represent somebody or
something in words
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composer
Someone who writes music.
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Jazz and Blues
Popular music that originated
among African American people
characterized by unique rhythms.
Grade 6 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks ▪ US History Vocabulary ▪ 1920s
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Georgia O’Keefe
An artist known for urban scenes
and later paintings of the
Southwest.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
A novelist who wrote about the
Jazz Age of the 1920’s
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John Steinbeck
A novelist who portrayed the
strength of poor migrant workers
during the 1930’s
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Aaron Copeland
Composer who wrote unique
American music.
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George Gershwin
Composer who wrote unique
American music.
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Jacob Lawrence
An African American painter who
chronicled the experiences of the
Great Migration north through art.
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Langston Hughes
An African American poet who
combined the experiences of
African and American cultural
roots.
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Duke Ellington
An African American jazz
composer.
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Louis Armstrong
An African American jazz
composer
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Bessie Smith
An African American blues singer