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NAACP Founded
National Association of the Advancement of Colored People is founded and W.E.B. Du Bois becomes editor of their monthly magazine. -
W. E. B. Du Bois
the group founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), to promote civil rights and fight African-American disenfranchisement -
Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
AutobiographyJames Weldon Johnson's very influential novel Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man was published. -
369th Infantry Regiment returns
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. -
Red Summer of Hate
The “Red Summer of Hate;” race riots break out in Chicago, Washington, D.C. and over twenty other American cities, June to September -
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Shuffle Along is performed
shuffle alongThe first musicle revue was performed by African American's in New York called, Shuffle Along. -
Black Swan
The Black Swan Phonograph Corporation is founded by Harry Pace; they produce “race records” which helped bring jazz to a larger audience, especially recordings of Mamie and Bessie Smith -
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Jazz
jazzThe new musical form known as jazz is showcased at Aeolian Hall in New York in the “First American Jazz Concert” -
Harmon Foundation
The Harmon Foundation holds its first annual art exhibition for African American artwork. Palmer Hayden and Hale Woodruff won top awards. -
LANGSTON HUGHES
langstonHughes cast off the influences of white poets and wrote with the rhythmic meter of blues and jazz. -
Countee Cullen and Yolande Du Bois are 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 opens
Harlem by Wallace Thurman opens on Broadway becoming the most successful production of the time by a black author. -
Riot is sparked in Harlem
riot in harlemHarlem is the scene of a major riot sparked by discrimination by white-owned businesses.
