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The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke

The Philosopher Who Believed That Art Was Key to Black Liberation

Alain LeRoy Locke’s drive to revolutionize black culture was fueled in no small part by his sense of self-importance.

The New York Times
Michael P. Jeffries

The New Negro

A magisterial biography of the 20th-century philosopher, curator, and prime mover of the Harlem Renaissance.

 

kirkus Reviews

Alain Locke and ‘The New Negro’

With the exceptions of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, the term “Harlem Renaissance” is better known than the names of the artistic movement’s important figures.

The Wall Street Journal
Clifford Thompson
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