Harlem 20three

Harlem Renaissance

By bzook
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    Timeline

  • Movement

    More than 2 million African Americans move to northern cities in hopes of finding new opportunities.
  • NAACP

    The NAACP is founded by W.E.B. Dubois. It stands for the National Association of Advancement for Colored People.
  • Marcus Garvey

    Marcus Garvey arrives in Harlem. He founds the United Negro Improvement Organization. The group was formed to unite African Americans.
  • March

    Between 10,000 and 15,000 African Americans join the Silent Protest Brigade. They marched down 5th avenue in total silence to protest violence.
  • Claude McKay

    Claude McKay has two of his poems published in the white literary journal, Seven Arts.
  • James Weldon Johnson

    James Weldon Johnson becomes the leader of the NAACP.
  • Louis Armstrong

    Louis Armstrong joins Fletcher Henderson's orchestra, which becomes the most popular dance band in New York City.
  • Garvey Jailed

    Marcus Garvey is convicted of mail fraud and sent to prison at the Atlanta Penitentiary.
  • Great Depression

    The stock market crashes, and the Great Depression is the result. This causes economical and finacial problems for many people.
  • Riot

    A riot takes place in Harlem over anger and discrimination for white business owners.