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September 13, 1885

Alain Locke Born

Born September 13, 1885, Alain Locke was the first African American Rhodes Scholar (1907). His anthology "The New Negro" (1925) defined the Harlem Renaissance by bringing together the leading Black writers, artists, and thinkers of the era.

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1. Alain Locke - The American Philosophical Association2. Alain Locke - The Library of Congress

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