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United Negro Improvement Association
Marcus Garvey goes to Harlem and founds the United Negro Improvement Association, it wants blacks to create their own nation. -
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The Harlem Renaissance
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World War I
The 369th Infantry , a highly decorated unit made up entirely of African American soldiers, returns from World War I as heroes welcome in Harlem. -
Halrlem Shadow is published
The first major book of the Harlem Renaissance appears when Claude McKay's novel Harlem Shadows is published by Harcourt, Brace. -
poem Color is published
Countee Cullen's first volume of poetry, Color, is published. -
Carl Van Vechten
A White author Carl Van Vechten's novel Nigger Heaven is published. -
Godmother
Several Harlem Renaissance writers and artists accept money and other help from a wealthy patron Charlotte Mason, who they call "Godmother." -
Exhibition of Black Artists
The Harmon Foundation sponsors an exhibition of black artists at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. -
The Great Depression
The stock market crashes, setting off the economic downturn known as the Great Depression. -
Aaron Douglas creates murals
Aaron Douglas is asked to create a series of murals, which will be called Aspects of Negro Life, for the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library. -
Riot in Harlem
Harlem is the scene of a major riot of anger over discrimination by businesses owned by whites.
