"The New Negro: An Interpretation" is a 1925 anthology edited by Alain Locke, considered the definitive text of the New Negro Movement or Harlem Renaissance. The book features writings by African American authors, including essays, poetry, and fiction, and explores the pursuit of social, political, and artistic change, redefining Black identity and challenging stereotypes.
"The New Negro: An Interpretation" es una antología de 1925 editada por Alain Locke, considerada el texto definitivo del Movimiento del Nuevo Negro o Renacimiento de Harlem. El libro presenta escritos de autores afrofotos, incluyendo ensayos, poesía y ficción, y explora la búsqueda de cambio social, político y artístico, redefiniendo la identidad negra y desafiando los estereotipos.
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| Back | The New Negro: An Interpretation (1925) is an anthology of fiction, poetry, and essays on African and African-American art and literature edited by Alain Locke, who lived in Washington, DC, and taught at Howard University during the Harlem Renaissance. As a collection of the creative efforts coming out of the burgeoning New Negro Movement or Harlem Renaissance, the book is considered by literary scholars and critics to be the definitive text of the movement. "The Negro Renaissance" included Locke's title essay "The New Negro," as well as nonfiction essays, poetry, and fiction by writers including Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, and Eric Walrond. This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2018) First edition The New Negro: An Interpretation dives into how the African Americans sought social, political, and artistic change. Instead of accepting their position in society, Locke saw the new negro as championing and demanding civil rights. In addition, his anthology sought to change old stereotypes and replaced them with new visions of black identity that resisted simplification. The essays and poems in the anthology mirror real life events and experiences. The anthology reflects the voice of middle class African American citizens that wanted to have equal civil rights like the white, middle class counterparts. However, some writers, such as Langston Hughes, sought to give voice to the lower, working class. |
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