How Alain Locke's Anthology contributes to Harlem Renaissance Art
Through his work “The New Negro”, Alain Locke analyzes and defines this representation of the ‘New Negro’ as he connects together the transformation that African Americans underwent throughout the Harlem Renaissance. Locke dives into the specifics, analyzing social, political, and artistic changes. Ultimately Locke claims that the ‘New Negro’ is an African American that now has a new understanding of oneself and of it’s worth, racially and humanly. No longer do African Americans lack self respect or belittle themselves in comparison to other races. A vision of the ‘New Negro’ can be seen in works of art across Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. Black poetry and texts elaborate on this new mindset that black people in America should hold. The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural revival of African American culture based in Harlem, New York City. It was also known as ‘The New Negro Movement’, relating back to, and exactly quoting Alain Locke’s “The New Negro”. The movement ...