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Beginning of Great Migration
The Great Migration brought nearly 2 million African Americans from the south to the north within 40 years. -
Locke Recieves Rhodes Scholar
Locke became the first African-American Rhodes Scholar. -
NAACP Founded
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. -
Graduated Harvard
Alain Locke graduates Harvard with a doctorate in Philosophy. -
End of World War I
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The Red Summer
rising racial tension which resulted in the riots that affected several major cities. -
Civic Club Dinner
Civic Club Dinner, sponsored by Opportunity, on March 21st to bring black writers and white publishers together -
The New Negro
Alain Locke edited The New Negro. This anthology included many of his own essays.