1. Two great scholars and activist of the Harlem Renaissance, Alain Locke and Dr
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1. Two great scholars and activist of the Harlem Renaissance, Alain Locke and Dr. W.EB DuBois coined the following cultural movement idea: a. "Black is Beautiful" b. The New Negro c· The New American 2. The following foundation that played a primary importance in the support of African American artists between the 1920s and 1950s was: a· The Ford Foundation b The Rockefeller Foundation c· The Harmon Foundation 3. The most dynamic artist of the Harlem Renaissance was: a. Aaron Douglas b. Henry O. Tanner c. Joshua Johnston 4. The sculptor who worked with ceramic, copper, wood and stone and tried to give his/her work an “African" as well as African American expression was: a. Mary Edmonia Lewis b. Sargent Claude Johnson c. Archibald Motley 5. African American artists during the Harlem Renaissance a. Created very few works of art b. Only painted non- African American themes. c. Created an explosion of visual arts in painting sculptures that had much to do with their lives 6· The Harlem Renaissance ofAfrican Americans was. a. A cultural revolution b. A cultural repression c. Neither of the above A dynamic political and social movement that inspired the Harlem renaissance artists was: 7. a· The Communist Movement b. The movement for integration c. The Marcus Garvey Movement
Explanation / Answer
1) b.The new Negro
The New Negro Movement was coined by Alain LeRoy Locke (a sociologist and writer) and Dr.W.E.B.Dubois .
Harlem Renaissance and “New Negro” movement helped in the African American Civil Rights Movement.
6) b.A cultural repression
Harlem Renaissance was a cultural repression where so many African American youths got a link to their heritage and to one another.
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