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African Americans Migration
1890
Between 1890 and 1920, about two million African Americans migrate from the southern states to the northern cities, where they hope to find better opportunities and less discrimination. -
"Race Records"
Harry Pace founds the Black Swan Phonograph Corporation and begins production of the "race records" that will help to bring jazz and blues music to a wider audience. -
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson performs at New York's Town Hall, launching her career as a classical singer. -
Struggles For Writers and Artists
The National Urban League establishes Opportunity magazine, which will not only publish the work of Harlem Renaissance writers and artists. -
The New Negro Anthology
The New Negro anthology, edited by Alain Locke, introduces the work and ideas of the Harlem Renaissance. -
Fire!!
A daring new African American Journal(but short-lived) literary journal called Fire!! appears. -
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes's first volume of poetry, The Weary Blues, is published. -
Wallace Thurman's Broadway Play
Wallace Thurman's play Harlem opens on Broadway, becoming the most successful production of its time by a black author. -
Enployment For Harlem
A number of Harlem Renaissance writers and artists find employment with the Works Project Administration, which was a government-sponsored program designed to put Americans back to work. -
Harlem Riot
Harlem is the scene of a major riot sparked by anger over discrimination by white-owned businesses.
