Harlem Renaissance Flashcards
(25 cards)
What was Homer Plessy fighting against
Racial segregation laws
What was the ruling for Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896)
Separate but equal was legalized in Louisiana
What caused the great migration
WW1, discrimination, and employment
Who was Langston Hughes
A writer who fought against segregation
What is the Harlem Renaissance
A period of African American cultural activity
Why did the Harlem Renaissance emerge
The great migration of African Americans to the North
Why did the Harlem Renaissance take place in New York
It was already a major city representing many communities and artistic cultures
What is a Lynching
Public execution done by a mob
What did lynchings involve
Torture and racism towards the victim
What happened to the postcards of lynching
Sold off to friends/ family
How many African Americans were lynched 1800s-1900s
Arround 5000 give or take
What was the Tulsa Massacre 1921
White people mobbed a black neighborhood in Oklahoma, leaving millions in damage and hundreds injured
How many hours of rioting took place during the Tulsa Massacre
16 hours
How many were left injured/ hospitalized or dead during the Tulsa Massacre
800 people injured, 39-300 African Americand killed
How much land was destroyed by fire during the Tulsa Massacre
35 blocks (1256 resident homes)
How many were left homeless from the Tulsa Massacre
10,000 people
Why did the Tulsa Massacre occur
Dick Rowland was accused of raping a girl in an elevator (fake accounts and newspapers made)
What was the white mob targeting during the Tulsa Massacre
An African American community in Greenwood, Oklahoma
How did Plessy get arrested
He refused to leave a white only train car in Louisiana
Who was Claude McKay
One of the first poets during the HR who later influenced other poets, he also wrote “Home to Harlem”
Who was Aaron Douglas
An artist, and painter who documented African American history through art
How long was the great migration (in years)
60 years (1910-70)
Where did Africans migrate during the Great Migration
Migrated from South to the North and the West
Why did African Americans migrate west during WW2
For employment, mainly major businesses supporting the military (Boeing and navel bases)
