1) What was the significance of the Harlem Renaissance?
-The Harlem Renaissance was when African Americans were making a place for themselves and were finding their status in America. It was when they found success in literature, music, etc. and many African Americans moved up to the North to find jobs.
2) Why were some of the important figures (and what they were famous for) during the Harlem Renaissance?
-Johnson was the leader of the NAACP, Marshall became the first black supreme court justice, Louis Armstrong was a trumpet player and important to jazz music, Ellington was a famous composer, Smith was a female blues singer, and Langston Hughes was a famous poet.
3) In the Poem, Mother to Son by Langston Hughes, what is the message (make sure you included the "why")?
-The message is that you shouldn't give up when life gets hard. The mother in this poem has had a hard life but she is still going on and she's telling her son to also keep going even when things get tough.
-The Harlem Renaissance was when African Americans were making a place for themselves and were finding their status in America. It was when they found success in literature, music, etc. and many African Americans moved up to the North to find jobs.
2) Why were some of the important figures (and what they were famous for) during the Harlem Renaissance?
-Johnson was the leader of the NAACP, Marshall became the first black supreme court justice, Louis Armstrong was a trumpet player and important to jazz music, Ellington was a famous composer, Smith was a female blues singer, and Langston Hughes was a famous poet.
3) In the Poem, Mother to Son by Langston Hughes, what is the message (make sure you included the "why")?
-The message is that you shouldn't give up when life gets hard. The mother in this poem has had a hard life but she is still going on and she's telling her son to also keep going even when things get tough.