Locke, Alain L Philosophers
Locke, Alain L Philosophers
Locke, Alain
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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- Concise biography.
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- List of basic facts about Locke's life, with sources cited.
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- Article by Locke from the 1925 Survey Graphic Harlem Number. Online trascription and digital images of the original text.
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- Locke's article from the 1925 Survey Graphic Harlem Number. Includes online transcription and images of the original pages.
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- Biography and extensive bibliography on this influential professor at Howard.
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- A 1998 paper by Sally J. Scholz.
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- Biographical essay on Alain Locke.
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- Notes for teaching about Locke at the university level.
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- Organized to promote the work of this philosopher and educator. Events, links, general information.
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- Background information for an exhibit on the composer William Grant Still.
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- Article, with bibliography, on this thinker's influence on the New Negro movement and the Harlem Renaissance.
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- Educational site including an online edition of the 1925 issue of Survey Graphic specially edited by Locke. Also features bibliography and study questions.
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- A paragraph describing his life and works.
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- Biographical essay from Africa Within.
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