Back taxestake awayMatt'schances forcollegeThere were separatenewspapers for whiteand black people inNew York; Mark reada paper called, "TheAmsterdam"Jimmy and Mr.Mills playingcheckers andtalking aboutthe hot summerday!The mailmanarrives with anunfortunateletter for thePurvis' familyProhibition isbanning themaking andselling ofalcoholHenry Brown savedMark from a bullyon the playgroundwhen they werekids, and that's howthey becamefriendsMarkadmires FatsWallerbecause ofmusicMark has topay 5 centseach way totravel to andfrom The Crisisofficeland inCurriesold fortaxesthe storybegins on ahot, summerday in Harlem,NY, 1920'sMark is surprisedthat all the peopleworking at TheCrisis are blackand that JessieFauset is a womanMark's AuntCarolyn worksat the YMCAand thinks Markneeds a jobMark's fatherloses his jobat The CottonClub becauseof prohibitionMark is not sure whatJessie Faucet meanby "The New Nego,"but Mark is reallyonly concerned withplaying music withFatsAunt Carolyn setsup an interviewfor Mark at theoffice of themagazine, TheCrisisUncle Cephusbelieves that theland was sold soMatt and Markcould work for himat the funeralhomeThe job with FatsWaller wassuspiciousbecause of theamount of moneyin such a shorttimeMark thinksEdie is cute,but really likesher becauseher brother isFats WallerMark has totraveldowntown byelevated trainto get to TheCrisis officeMark's goalwas to get ingood with Fatsand have amusic careerEven though it ishot, Mark noticesthat all the peopleat The Crisis officewear professionalclothingJessie Fausetexplains thatThe Crisispromotes thetop 10% of blackAmericansMark decides tobring his friendHenry Brown tohelp with thejob from FatsWallerEdie tellsMark he canmake $5loading trucksfor FatsBack taxestake awayMatt'schances forcollegeThere were separatenewspapers for whiteand black people inNew York; Mark reada paper called, "TheAmsterdam"Jimmy and Mr.Mills playingcheckers andtalking aboutthe hot summerday!The mailmanarrives with anunfortunateletter for thePurvis' familyProhibition isbanning themaking andselling ofalcoholHenry Brown savedMark from a bullyon the playgroundwhen they werekids, and that's howthey becamefriendsMarkadmires FatsWallerbecause ofmusicMark has topay 5 centseach way totravel to andfrom The Crisisofficeland inCurriesold fortaxesthe storybegins on ahot, summerday in Harlem,NY, 1920'sMark is surprisedthat all the peopleworking at TheCrisis are blackand that JessieFauset is a womanMark's AuntCarolyn worksat the YMCAand thinks Markneeds a jobMark's fatherloses his jobat The CottonClub becauseof prohibitionMark is not sure whatJessie Faucet meanby "The New Nego,"but Mark is reallyonly concerned withplaying music withFatsAunt Carolyn setsup an interviewfor Mark at theoffice of themagazine, TheCrisisUncle Cephusbelieves that theland was sold soMatt and Markcould work for himat the funeralhomeThe job with FatsWaller wassuspiciousbecause of theamount of moneyin such a shorttimeMark thinksEdie is cute,but really likesher becauseher brother isFats WallerMark has totraveldowntown byelevated trainto get to TheCrisis officeMark's goalwas to get ingood with Fatsand have amusic careerEven though it ishot, Mark noticesthat all the peopleat The Crisis officewear professionalclothingJessie Fausetexplains thatThe Crisispromotes thetop 10% of blackAmericansMark decides tobring his friendHenry Brown tohelp with thejob from FatsWallerEdie tellsMark he canmake $5loading trucksfor Fats

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