The New Negro
Download or Read eBook The New Negro PDF written by Jeffrey C. Stewart and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 945 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Jeffrey C. Stewart |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 945 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195089578 |
ISBN-13 | : 019508957X |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The New Negro by : Jeffrey C. Stewart
Book excerpt: The definitive biography of Alain Locke, the first African American Rhodes Scholar and Harvard PhD in philosophy, Howard University philosophy scholar, and architect of the Harlem Renaissance, who mentored a generation of artists including Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Nurston and promoted the work of African Americans as the quintessential creators of American modernism. This biography explores his professional and private life, including his relationships with white patrons and his lifelong search for love as a gay man.