The New Negro : Voices of the Harlem Renaissance
Brand: Touchstone
Color: Other
Categories: Books, Literature & Fiction, History & Criticism



Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.24 x 8.44 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0684838311
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0684838311
Print length: 496 pages
Publication date: March 1, 1999
subtitle: Paperback – March 1, 1999
author: Visit Amazon's Alain Locke Page search results Alain Locke Arnold Rampersad
review: Editorial Reviews About the Author Alain LeRoy Locke (1885-1954) was a writer and philosopher who helped champion the Harlem Renaissance and a generation of black writers. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Locke would go on to study at Harvard University where he earned a doctorate in philosophy. He was the first African American ever to achieve the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. He taught at Howard where he served as chair of the philosophy department.