▁black ▁conscious ness , ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Har lem ▁Renaissance . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁Har lem ▁Renaissance , ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Black ▁Renaissance ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁of ▁public ity ▁on ▁a ▁national ▁scale . ▁Among ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁this ▁are ▁that ▁the ▁Chicago ▁group ▁participants ▁did ▁not ▁present ▁a ▁singular ly ▁prominent ▁" face ", ▁wealth y ▁pat rons ▁were ▁less ▁involved , ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City — home ▁of ▁Har lem — was ▁the ▁higher ▁profile ▁national ▁publishing ▁center . ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁community ▁in ▁Chicago ▁ ▁The ▁Chicago ▁Black ▁Renaissance ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁two ▁major ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁conditions : ▁the ▁Great ▁M igration ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression . ▁The ▁Great ▁M igration ▁brought ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁African ▁Americans ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁to ▁Chicago . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁population ▁increased ▁from ▁ 4 4 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 3 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Before ▁this ▁migration , ▁African ▁Americans ▁only ▁constit uted ▁ 2 % ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁population . ▁African ▁American ▁migr ants ▁res ided ▁in ▁a ▁seg reg ated ▁zone ▁on ▁Chicago ' s ▁south ▁side , ▁extending ▁from ▁ 2 2 nd ▁Street ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁to ▁ 6 3 rd ▁Street ▁on ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁reaching ▁from ▁the ▁Rock ▁Island ▁rail road ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁to ▁C ott age ▁Gro ve ▁Avenue ▁on ▁the ▁east . ▁This