{"product_id":"the-new-negro-an-interpretation-paperback","title":"The New Negro: An Interpretation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlain Locke\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by the first African American Rhodes Scholar, this landmark anthology of fiction, poetry, essays, drama, music, and illustration is widely regarded as the key text of the Harlem Renaissance. Exploring social, political, and artistic change, the works include Locke's titular tract, as well as contributions by Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, James Weldon Johnson, and other luminaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis landmark anthology of fiction, poetry, essays, drama, and illustration is widely regarded as the key text of the Harlem Renaissance, collecting the works of creative leaders into one of the most powerful and thought-provoking books of this historic movement. Among its many social and political observations, \u003ci\u003e The New Negro\u003c\/i\u003e champions self-expression through art and culture, as well as the demand for civil rights, as drivers of changing African American identity in the 1920s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edited by the \"dean\" of the Harlem Renaissance and the first African American Rhodes Scholar, Alain Locke, the book begins with his titular essay, \"The New Negro.\" Contributors include Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, James Weldon Johnson, W. E. B. Du Bois, and many other luminaries.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlain Leroy Locke (1885-1954) was an American writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts. Distinguished as the first African American Rhodes Scholar in 1907, Locke was the philosophical architect -- the acknowledged \"Dean\" -- of the Harlem Renaissance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768912380192,"sku":"9780486845616","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/acb998d04ef8a4d1ae39cc7c78291416.webp?v=1780339991","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-new-negro-an-interpretation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}