Grade 6 First and Third Nine Weeks US History Vocabulary 1920S

Grade 6 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks ▪ US History Vocabulary ▪ 1920s

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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.
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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