The Harlem Renaissance: writers, publications, and cultural networks (1917-1935)

1. Randolph and Owen launch *The Messenger*

   Aug 1, 1917Labels: A Philip, Chandler Owen, The Messenger

   • OUP Magazines
   • The Messenger

2. Garvey begins publishing *Negro World* in Harlem

   Aug 17, 1918Labels: Marcus Garvey, Negro World, UNIA

   • PBS Garvey
   • UNIA History

3. Fauset begins shaping literature at *The Crisis*

   Jan 1, 1919Labels: Jessie Redmon, The Crisis, NAACP

   • Britannica Crisis

4. McKay’s “If We Must Die” appears in *The Liberator*

   Jul 1, 1919Labels: Claude McKay, If We, The Liberator

   • If We Must
   • Poetry Fdn

5. McKay publishes the poetry collection *Harlem Shadows*

   May 1, 1922Labels: Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows, Harcourt Brace

   • NYPL Exhibit

6. National Urban League starts *Opportunity* magazine

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

   • Opportunity
   • OUP Magazines

7. Civic Club dinner spotlights a new literary generation

   Mar 1, 1924Labels: Civic Club, Charles S, Literary dinner

   • New Yorker
   • Opportunity

8. Locke edits and publishes *The New Negro* anthology

   Jan 1, 1925Labels: Alain Locke, The New, Albert and

   • Smithsonian
   • Britannica Timeline

9. Survey Graphic publishes “Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro”

   Mar 1, 1925Labels: Survey Graphic, Harlem Mecca, Alain Locke

   • Met Museum
   • Britannica Timeline

10. Hughes publishes *The Weary Blues* poetry collection

    Jan 1, 1926Labels: Langston Hughes, The Weary, Poetry

    • Poets org
    • Britannica Timeline

11. Van Vechten’s *Nigger Heaven* sparks controversy and attention

    Oct 1, 1926Labels: Carl Van, Nigger Heaven, Novel

    • Nigger Heaven
    • Wikimedia

12. One issue of *Fire!!* challenges respectability politics

    Nov 1, 1926Labels: Fire, Langston Hughes, Wallace Thurman

    • Poetry Fdn
    • OUP Magazines

13. Thurman launches *Harlem: A Forum of Negro Life*

    Jan 1, 1928Labels: Wallace Thurman, Harlem A, Magazine

    • Encyclopedia com
    • OUP Magazines

14. *Negro World* ends publication as the era contracts

    Oct 17, 1933Labels: Negro World, Closure, 1933

    • LOC Record
    • NYPL Guide

15. Federal Theatre Project begins, extending Harlem networks into the New Deal

    Aug 27, 1935Labels: Federal Theatre, Negro Theatre, New Deal

    • FTP
    • Harlem FTP