Mark decides tobring his friendHenry Brown tohelp with thejob from FatsWallerMark is not sure whatJessie Faucet meanby "The New Nego,"but Mark is reallyonly concerned withplaying music withFatsBack taxestake awayMatt'schances forcollegeProhibition isbanning themaking andselling ofalcoholMark's AuntCarolyn worksat the YMCAand thinks Markneeds a jobAunt Carolyn setsup an interviewfor Mark at theoffice of themagazine, TheCrisisJessie Fausetexplains thatThe Crisispromotes thetop 10% of blackAmericansMark is surprisedthat all the peopleworking at TheCrisis are blackand that JessieFauset is a womanMark has topay 5 centseach way totravel to andfrom The CrisisofficeJimmy and Mr.Mills playingcheckers andtalking aboutthe hot summerday!The mailmanarrives with anunfortunateletter for thePurvis' familyland inCurriesold fortaxesMark thinksEdie is cute,but really likesher becauseher brother isFats Wallerthe storybegins on ahot, summerday in Harlem,NY, 1920'sThere were separatenewspapers for whiteand black people inNew York; Mark reada paper called, "TheAmsterdam"Edie tellsMark he canmake $5loading trucksfor FatsEven though it ishot, Mark noticesthat all the peopleat The Crisis officewear professionalclothingThe job with FatsWaller wassuspiciousbecause of theamount of moneyin such a shorttimeHenry Brown savedMark from a bullyon the playgroundwhen they werekids, and that's howthey becamefriendsMark has totraveldowntown byelevated trainto get to TheCrisis officeMark's goalwas to get ingood with Fatsand have amusic careerMark's fatherloses his jobat The CottonClub becauseof prohibitionUncle Cephusbelieves that theland was sold soMatt and Markcould work for himat the funeralhomeMarkadmires FatsWallerbecause ofmusicMark decides tobring his friendHenry Brown tohelp with thejob from FatsWallerMark is not sure whatJessie Faucet meanby "The New Nego,"but Mark is reallyonly concerned withplaying music withFatsBack taxestake awayMatt'schances forcollegeProhibition isbanning themaking andselling ofalcoholMark's AuntCarolyn worksat the YMCAand thinks Markneeds a jobAunt Carolyn setsup an interviewfor Mark at theoffice of themagazine, TheCrisisJessie Fausetexplains thatThe Crisispromotes thetop 10% of blackAmericansMark is surprisedthat all the peopleworking at TheCrisis are blackand that JessieFauset is a womanMark has topay 5 centseach way totravel to andfrom The CrisisofficeJimmy and Mr.Mills playingcheckers andtalking aboutthe hot summerday!The mailmanarrives with anunfortunateletter for thePurvis' familyland inCurriesold fortaxesMark thinksEdie is cute,but really likesher becauseher brother isFats Wallerthe storybegins on ahot, summerday in Harlem,NY, 1920'sThere were separatenewspapers for whiteand black people inNew York; Mark reada paper called, "TheAmsterdam"Edie tellsMark he canmake $5loading trucksfor FatsEven though it ishot, Mark noticesthat all the peopleat The Crisis officewear professionalclothingThe job with FatsWaller wassuspiciousbecause of theamount of moneyin such a shorttimeHenry Brown savedMark from a bullyon the playgroundwhen they werekids, and that's howthey becamefriendsMark has totraveldowntown byelevated trainto get to TheCrisis officeMark's goalwas to get ingood with Fatsand have amusic careerMark's fatherloses his jobat The CottonClub becauseof prohibitionUncle Cephusbelieves that theland was sold soMatt and Markcould work for himat the funeralhomeMarkadmires FatsWallerbecause ofmusic

Harlem Summer Chapter 1 and 2 - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Mark decides to bring his friend Henry Brown to help with the job from Fats Waller
  2. Mark is not sure what Jessie Faucet mean by "The New Nego," but Mark is really only concerned with playing music with Fats
  3. Back taxes take away Matt's chances for college
  4. Prohibition is banning the making and selling of alcohol
  5. Mark's Aunt Carolyn works at the YMCA and thinks Mark needs a job
  6. Aunt Carolyn sets up an interview for Mark at the office of the magazine, The Crisis
  7. Jessie Fauset explains that The Crisis promotes the top 10% of black Americans
  8. Mark is surprised that all the people working at The Crisis are black and that Jessie Fauset is a woman
  9. Mark has to pay 5 cents each way to travel to and from The Crisis office
  10. Jimmy and Mr. Mills playing checkers and talking about the hot summer day!
  11. The mailman arrives with an unfortunate letter for the Purvis' family
  12. land in Currie sold for taxes
  13. Mark thinks Edie is cute, but really likes her because her brother is Fats Waller
  14. the story begins on a hot, summer day in Harlem, NY, 1920's
  15. There were separate newspapers for white and black people in New York; Mark read a paper called, "The Amsterdam"
  16. Edie tells Mark he can make $5 loading trucks for Fats
  17. Even though it is hot, Mark notices that all the people at The Crisis office wear professional clothing
  18. The job with Fats Waller was suspicious because of the amount of money in such a short time
  19. Henry Brown saved Mark from a bully on the playground when they were kids, and that's how they became friends
  20. Mark has to travel downtown by elevated train to get to The Crisis office
  21. Mark's goal was to get in good with Fats and have a music career
  22. Mark's father loses his job at The Cotton Club because of prohibition
  23. Uncle Cephus believes that the land was sold so Matt and Mark could work for him at the funeral home
  24. Mark admires Fats Waller because of music