LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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He collected and edited a collection of short stories, poetry, and essays into the book, The New Negro, one of the most important books to come out of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Marcus Garvy
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Alain Locke
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James Weldon Johnson
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Langston Hughes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Locke is best known as the creator of the philosophical concept New Negro which would initiate the Harlem Renaissance (1925–1939), a period of significant contributions of African American artists, writers, poets, and musicians.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alain Locke, a Harvard-educated writer, critic, and teacher who became known as the “dean” of the Harlem Renaissance, described it as a “spiritual coming of age” in which African Americans transformed “social disillusionment to race pride.”
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