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Africa
Many blacks return to Africa between 1890 - 1920 -
NAACP
The NAACP is founded -
March
Many thounsands of blacks march in silence to protest violence against their race. -
Harlem shadows
Claude McKay writes the first major book of the harlem renaissance, called Harlem Shadows -
the cotton club
a famous cabernet in harlem opens, called the cotton club -
the fire in the flint
NAACP leader walter white publishes his book, the fire in the flint. -
color
countee cullens first poetry book, called "color", is published -
The Weary Blues
Langston Hughes publishes his first poetry book, called "the weary blues" -
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey is ordered to return to jamaica after multiple improsonments for mail fraud -
Great Depression
The stock market crashes, and sets off the great depression