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Alain LeRoy Locke was a prominent American writer born on September 13, 1886. His works spanned across literature, philosophy, and sociology, profoundly influencing American culture in the early 20th century.

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Way Art Imagination Accepting Broken Formulas Worn Giver Closeness Kinship

Book:Crit Temp Alain Locke: A Selection of His Essays on Art and Culture

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“The younger generation is vibrant with a new psychology; the new spirit is awake in the masses . . . Each generation . . . will have its creed.”

Spirit Psychology Generations Mass Awake Creeds Younger Generation

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“Art must discover and reveal the beauty which prejudice and caricature have overlaid.”

Art Prejudice Caricatures

Book:Crit Temp Alain Locke: A Selection of His Essays on Art and Culture

Source: Crit Temp Alain Locke: A Selection of His Essays on Art and Culture

“The Younger Generation comes, bringing its gifts. They are the first fruits of the Negro Renaissance. Youth speaks, and the voice of the New Negro is heard.”

Firsts Speak Voice Generations Heard Youth Fruit Renaissance Younger Generation

Author:Alain LeRoy Locke

“All classes of people under social pressure are permeated with a common experience; they are emotionally welded as others cannot be. With them, even ordinary living has epic depth and lyric intensity, and this, their material handicap, is their spiritual advantage.”

People Spiritual Social Justice Common Class Materials Diversity Ordinary Advantage Pressure Social Justice Depth Intensity Epic Handicaps Social Pressure Common Experience

Book:Crit Temp Alain Locke: A Selection of His Essays on Art and Culture

Source: Crit Temp Alain Locke: A Selection of His Essays on Art and Culture

“We must never forget that the dance is the cradle of Negro music.”

Forget Never Forget Ballet Cradle

Book:The Negro and his music: Negro art: past and present

Source: The Negro and his music: Negro art: past and present

About the Author

Born: September 13, 1886
Died: June 9, 1954
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 6

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