The 1920s: From New York to LA Dr. Josh Sides, CSU Northridge 1. Economic Prosperity and Its Perils 2. Labor and Great Migrations 3. African American Renaissance.

The 1920s: From New York to LADr. Josh Sides, CSU Northridge

1. Economic Prosperity and Its Perils 2. Labor and Great Migrations

3. African American Renaissance in New York and Los Angeles

People are Stepping Into BanksSaturday Evening Post, October 3, 1925, p. 65

A window display in Harlem urges A window display in Harlem urges community participation in solving community participation in solving

Harlem's problems.Harlem's problems.

Chicago’s South SideChicago’s South Side

Major Race RiotsMajor Race Riots

Chicago DefenderChicago Defender

Harlem Apartment

Harlem Apartment

Survey Graphic,Survey Graphic, which which announced the arrival announced the arrival

of the New Negroof the New Negro

Langston HughesLangston Hughes

Hughes, Hughes, “Dinner “Dinner

Guest, Me”Guest, Me”

I know I amThe Negro ProblemBeing wined and dined,Answering the usual questionsThat come to white mindWhich seeks demurelyTo Probe in polite wayThe why and wherewithalOf darkness U.S.A.--Wondering how things got this wayIn current democratic night,Murmuring gently Over fraises du bois,"I'm so ashamed of being white."

The lobster is delicious,The wine divine,And center of attentionAt the damask table, mine.To be a Problem onPark Avenue at eightIs not so bad.Solutions to the Problem,Of course, wait.

William Johnson

William Johnson

Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas

Tuskegee: Concert at the Institute, Tuskegee: Concert at the Institute, 19031903

Concert at Tuskegee Institute, 1903

Tuskegee: Girls were taught cooking and table setting, dressed in maids' Tuskegee: Girls were taught cooking and table setting, dressed in maids' uniforms with white caps and aprons.uniforms with white caps and aprons.

Shoemaking at TuskegeeShoemaking at Tuskegee

And then, there was Los Angeles

“Los Angeles is wonderful. Nowhere in the United States is the Negro so well and beautifully housed, nor the average efficiency and intelligence in the colored population so high. Out here in this matchless Southern California there would seem to be no limit to your opportunities, your possibilities.” ----W.E.B. Du Bois, Crisis (August 1913)

"At the cross", boundary between the Black and White "At the cross", boundary between the Black and White sections of Santa Monica and Venice beaches, circa sections of Santa Monica and Venice beaches, circa

1925. 1925.

African American Social Club, 1930

African American girls on car, 1924

Manual Arts, 1940

Manual Arts Gardening class, 1940

Manual Arts Biology Club, 1940

Jefferson High club 1935

African American homeowner, 1930African American homeowner, 1930

Pullman Porters, 1945Pullman Porters, 1945