New Negro Movement: Focused on cultural and intellectual empowerment, challenging stereotypes. | Civil Rights Movement: Focused on legal and political equality, challenging segregation and discrimination.

Assimilation: Integrating into the dominant culture, potentially losing distinct cultural identity. | Cultural Pride: Celebrating and preserving African American culture, fostering a sense of identity and community.

Black History Month: To promote the study and celebration of African American history to the general public. | Journal of Negro History: To provide a scholarly platform for research and analysis of African American history and culture.

Eurocentric: Centers European history, culture, and perspectives. | Afrocentric: Centers African and African diasporic history, culture, and perspectives.

Harlem Renaissance: Occurred in the 1920s and 1930s, focused on artistic expression and cultural identity. | Black Arts Movement: Occurred in the 1960s and 1970s, focused on political activism and Black Power.

Integration: The act of uniting or bringing together, especially people of different races. | Segregation: The action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart.

Activism: The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change. | Complacency: A feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

Equality: The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities. | Equity: The quality of being fair and impartial.

Knowledge: Facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. | Ignorance: Lack of knowledge or information.

Racial Pride: A sense of self-respect and esteem associated with one's race. | Racial Shame: Feelings of embarrassment and humiliation associated with one's race.

A prominent poet of the Harlem Renaissance, known for his powerful and evocative depictions of Black life.

An anthropologist and writer who documented African American culture and folklore, celebrating Black vernacular and experiences.

The 'Father of Black History,' who founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and established Negro History Week.

A sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist who conducted groundbreaking research on African American communities and challenged racial inequality.

A Black Puerto Rican bibliophile and historian whose vast collection formed the basis of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

An American writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts. Distinguished as the first African American Rhodes Scholar in 1907, he was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

An outspoken African-American abolitionist and anti-colonization activist. In 1829 he published An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World, a call for black unity and self-help in the fight against slavery and oppression.

An African-American abolitionist, minister, educator and orator. Having escaped with his family as a child from slavery in Maryland, he grew up in New York City. He was a leader in the movement to end slavery.

An African-American Episcopal priest, missionary, and nationalist. He became a leading advocate of Pan-Africanism in the United States.

He played a pivotal role in promoting the study of African American history.

Jazz emerged as a uniquely African American art form, expressing creativity, improvisation, and resistance to oppression.

Black vernacular English is a distinct dialect with its own grammatical rules and cultural significance, reflecting African American history and identity.

Spirituals were religious songs created by enslaved Africans, expressing faith, hope, and coded messages of resistance.

The blues is a genre of music that originated in the African American community, expressing themes of hardship, resilience, and emotional depth.

Hip hop emerged as a cultural movement that includes music, dance, art, and fashion, reflecting the experiences and perspectives of urban Black communities.

Storytelling is a vital tradition that preserves history, transmits values, and fosters community among African Americans.

A concept introduced by W.E.B. Du Bois that describes the internal conflict experienced by Black people in a racist society, seeing themselves through their own eyes and the eyes of a prejudiced white society.

Call and response is a musical pattern where a leader sings or plays a phrase (the call) and a group responds, creating a dynamic and interactive musical experience.

A network of performance venues throughout the eastern, southern, and mid-western United States that provided commercial and cultural opportunities for African American entertainers during the era of segregation.

Black churches have served as centers of spiritual, social, and political life, providing community support, leadership, and a platform for activism.