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Quick Facts
- NAME: Alain LeRoy Locke
- OCCUPATION: Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Journalist
- BIRTH DATE: September 13, 1886
- DEATH DATE: June 09, 1954
- EDUCATION: Harvard University, Oxford, University of Berlin
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- PLACE OF DEATH: New Yorkl, New York
Best Known For
American educator, writer, and philosopher Alain LeRoy Locke is best remembered as the leader and chief interpreter of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Alain LeRoy Locke was born Sept. 13, 1886, Philadelphia. For almost 40 years he taught at Howard University. Locke promoted the recognition and respect of blacks by the total American community. He familiarized American readers with the Harlem Renaissance by editing a special Harlem issue for Survey Graphic, which he expanded into The New Negro (1925).© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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