Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life and the Urban League (1923–1933)

1. First issue of Opportunity appears

   Jan 1, 1923Labels: Charles S, National Urban, Opportunity magazine

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2. Early issues document Urban League social research

   Feb 1, 1923Labels: National Urban, Opportunity magazine

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3. Opportunity launches literary contests

   Jan 1, 1924Labels: Charles S, Opportunity magazine

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4. Civic Club dinner promotes Harlem writers

   Mar 21, 1924Labels: Civic Club, Charles S, Harlem writers

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5. Short fiction becomes a regular feature

   Jan 1, 1925Labels: Opportunity magazine

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6. Langston Hughes’s “The Weary Blues” published

   Jan 1, 1925Labels: Langston Hughes, Opportunity magazine

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7. Opportunity contest awards draw major attention

   May 1, 1925Labels: Opportunity magazine

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8. Gwendolyn Bennett begins “The Ebony Flute”

   Aug 1, 1926Labels: Gwendolyn Bennett, The Ebony

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9. Countee Cullen begins “The Dark Tower” column

   Nov 1, 1926Labels: Countee Cullen, The Dark

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10. Ebony and Topaz anthology published

    Jan 1, 1927Labels: Charles S, Ebony and

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11. Opportunity’s 1927 contest features emerging writers

    Jan 1, 1927Labels: Opportunity magazine

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12. Johnson’s editorship peaks with wider circulation

    Jan 1, 1928Labels: Charles S, Opportunity magazine

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13. Elmer A. Carter becomes chief editor

    Jan 1, 1928Labels: Elmer A, Opportunity magazine

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14. NMAAHC documents Opportunity as a mixed-genre magazine

    Jun 1, 1930Labels: NMAAHC, Opportunity magazine

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