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NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was created. -
UNIA
Marcus Garvey founded the United Negro Improvement Association -
Silent Protest Parade
Between 10,000 and 15,000 African Americans join the Silent Protest Parade, marching down Fifth Avenue in complete silence to protest violence against blacks. -
369th Infantry Regiment
The 369th Infantry Regiment, a highly decorated unit made up entirely of African American soldiers, returns from World War I. -
Black Swan Phonograph
Harry Pace founds the Black Swan Phonograph Corporation and begins production of the "race records" that will help to bring jazz and blues music to a wider audience. -
Harlem Shadows
The first major book of the Harlem Renaissance appears when Claude McKay's novel Harlem Shadows is published by Harcourt, Brace. -
Cane
Jean Toomer's innovative novel Cane is published and Toomer is hailed as one of the most promising young authors of the Harlem Renaissance. -
Countee Cullen
Poems by Harlem Renaissance star Countee Cullen appear in four major white publications. -
First American Jazz Concert
The exciting new musical form known as jazz is showcased in the "First American Jazz Concert" at Aeolian Hall in New York. -
Harlem
Wallace Thurman's play Harlem opens on Broadway, becoming the most successful production of its time by a black author.