Locke, Alain L Philosophers

Locke, Alain L Philosophers

Alain Le Roy (or Leroy) Locke, 1886-1954. African-American author and aesthetician. The first major thinker to point out the European artistic tradition's debt to Africa. Outside of aesthetics, his philosophical work focused on the philosophy of education. His leadership of the New Negro movement makes him a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance.

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Alain Leroy Locke Society - Organized to promote the work of this philosopher and educator. Events, links, general information.
Alain Locke: The Black Renaissance in Washington, DC - Article, with bibliography, on this thinker's influence on the New Negro movement and the Harlem Renaissance.
Alain Locke Correspondence - Background information for an exhibit on the composer William Grant Still.
Biography.com: Locke, Alain Le Roy - A paragraph describing his life and works.
Youth Speaks - Article by Locke from the 1925 Survey Graphic Harlem Number. Online trascription and digital images of the original text.
Alain Locke Personal Vita - List of basic facts about Locke's life, with sources cited.
Howard University Libraries: Alain Leroy Locke - Biography and extensive bibliography on this influential professor at Howard.
The New Negro Personified - Biographical essay on Alain Locke.
Alain Locke (1885-1954) - Notes for teaching about Locke at the university level.
PAL: Alain LeRoy Locke (1886-1954) - Educational site including an online edition of the 1925 issue of Survey Graphic specially edited by Locke. Also features bibliography and study questions.
Alain Locke - Biographical essay from Africa Within.
Harlem - Locke's article from the 1925 Survey Graphic Harlem Number. Includes online transcription and images of the original pages.

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