The Harlem Renaissance: An African American Cultural Movement

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1909 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP is founded Setting the Scene 1920 Eugene O’Neill’s play The Emperor Jones debuts in November 1917 Marcus Garvey moves to Harlem and founds the United Negro Improvement Association UNIA 1909 1913 1919 1917 1919 1920 1920s 1919 Race riots explode in cities throughout the country creating the Red Summer of Hate 1920s Huge numbers of black Americans leave New York to travel abroad 1913 1919 Early jazz is first heard in New York City 6 The Harlem Renaissance An African American Cultural Movement