Roaring 20s Cultural Icons

I was a novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age of the 1920’s. The Great Gatsby was one of my most famous novels. I was featured on a postage stamp. I was the namesake of a distant family member, Francis Scott Key, who wrote “The Star Spangled Banner.”

My nickname was Satchmo. I sang and played the trumpet. Two of my songs were “What a Wonderful World” and “Hello Dolly.” Who am I?

I was known as “Empress of Blues.” Some of my most famous songs were “Gimme a Pigfoot” and “Down Hearted Blues.” I began performing in honky tonks and eventually made $2000 a week! Who am I?

was a famous composer of American music and a pianist. I like to write music for both comedies and symphonies. My parents immigrated to the US from Russia. Two of my songs were “Porgy and Bess” and “Rhapsody in Blue.” Who am I?

As the literary editor for 'The Crisis,' she supported many new voices during the Harlem Renaissance. She also authored novels, essays and poems. Who am I?

I was a young, blacan cultural roots in my poetry. I moved to NYC during the Great Migration. Who am I?

was a painter who chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration North through art. I received a $1500 fellowship for this series of paintings. Who am I?

Improved the automobile; changed the mechanization of car manufacturing with the use of the assembly line

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