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LEARNING TARGET: I will be able to describe the role that the Harlem Renaissance had on the spreading of African American Culture throughout America, and the impact it had on the market economy.
Illinois Social Science Standards
Illinois Social Science Standards
SS.H.1.6-8.LC: Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity.
SS.H.1.6-8.MdC: Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
SS.H.1.6-8.MC: Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically significant.
Important Vocabulary:
Jazz - a type of music of African American origin characterized by improvisation, melody, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm.
Harlem Renaissance - An African-American cultural movement of the 1920s and 1930s, centered in Harlem, that celebrated African American traditions, voice, and ways of life.
The Great Migration - the movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest and West that occurred between 1916 and 1970.
Ku Klux Klan - secret society in the U.S. that focuses on white supremacy and terrorizes other groups, specifically African Americans, Catholics, and Jews.
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