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The Harlem Renaissance was a result of the Great Migration of African Americans that took place in the Harlem neighborhood in New York. It is considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance and art.
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The Great Migration of African Americans was a relocation of 6 million African Americans from the rural South following the outlawing of slavery. They relocated to areas in the North, Midwest, and West. -
This was the date that Harding was elected to office. He was the 34th president of the United States, and he served 2 years in office. -
Ford was able to lower the prices of automobiles from $850 to $300 in 1924 which allowed regular citizens the opportunity to purchase one. This would have been absolutely life changing at the time, and it boosted the growth of many aspects of our country. -
This is the date the Grand Ole Opry was founded in Nashville, TN. It is dedicated to honoring country music, and it played a huge role in the rise of country music in the twenties. -
On this date, the NBC radio network was formed by Westinghouse, General Electric, and RCA, opening with twenty-four stations. -
On this date the construction on Mount Rushmore began. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum would complete the task of chiseling the busts of four presidents; George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, fourteen years later. -
On this date, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. This is especially significant because of the rights and freedoms that women were stepping into in this decade. This was also when we saw the birth of feminism.
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