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The New Negro: A History in Documents, 1887–1937
By Patterson, Martha H. & Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- ISBN
- 9780691268590
- Publisher
- Princeton Univ.
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Starred Review on July 1, 2025 | Social Sciences
In 1925, Howard University philosopher and cultural critic Alain Locke orchestrated the seminal anthology The New Negro, displaying the best and brightest Black writers. For The New Negro's centennial, Patterson (English, McKendree Univ.; The Harlem Renaissance Weekly) and Gates (Hutchins Ctr. for African & African American Research, Harvard Univ.; The Black Box) document the developing and abiding concept of "the New Negro." The host of anonymous, famous, and unfamiliar writers from the 50 y...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
