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The beginning
about two million African Americans migrate from the rural southern states to the northern cities, where they hope to find better opportunities and less discrimination. -
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Harlem Renaissance
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The National Assosiation for the Advancement of Colored People
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded, and prominent black leader W.E.B. Du Bois becomes editor of the group's monthly magazine, Crisis. -
Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
James Weldon Johnson's influential novel Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is published. -
Marcus Garvey Arrives in Harlem
Jamaican-born Marcus Garvey arrives in Harlem and founds the United Negro Improvement Association, an organization that urges blacks to unite and form their own nation. -
Hero's Welcome in Harlem.
The 369th Infantry returns home from World War 1, hightly decorated and of all African American soldiers. They returned to a Hero's welcome in Harlem. -
Head of NAACP
James Weldon Johnson becomes head of the NAACP. UNIA holds its First International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World at Madison Square Garden, New York. Claude McKay publishes Spring in New Hampshire. W.E.B. Du Bois’ Darktower is published. Eugene O’Neill’s The Emperor Jones opens at the Provincetown Playhouse in November with black actor, Charles Gilpin, in the lead role. -
Shuffle Along
The first musicle revue was performed by African American's in New York called, Shuffle Along. -
Marian Anderson performs at New York’s Town Hall
Marian Anderson performs at New York’s Town Hall. -
The Harmon Foundation
The Harmon Foundation holds its first annual art exhibition for African American artwork. Palmer Hayden and Hale Woodruff won top awards. -
Countee Cullen and Yolande Du Bois married
Countee Cullen and Yolande Du Bois married and had an extravagant wedding that is one of the most memorable social events of the Harlem Renaissance. -
Harlem by Wallace Thurman
Harlem by Wallace Thurman opens on Broadway becoming the most successful production of the time by a black author. -
Riot Sparked by Discrimination
Harlem is the scene of a major riot sparked by discrimination by white-owned businesses. -
Langston Hughes & Claude McKay
Langston Hughes’ The Big Sea is published. Claude McKay publishes Harlem: Negro Metropolis
