Alain Leroy Locke Raised Overall Awareness of Potential Black Equality

Alain (Arthur) Leroy Locke
1885-1954
        

Arthur Leroy Locke was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 13, 1885, to Pliny, his father who was the first black employee of the U.S.  Postal Service and Mary, his mother who was an educator. His mother inspired Arthur's dedication for education and literature. When Arthur was 16, he decided to use the first name "Alain". He attended Central High School and Philadelphia School of Pedagogy. He received degrees in English and philosophy from Harvard University in 1907. He received the Bowdoin prize and was the first African American Rhodes Scholar to the University of Oxford. Several scholars declined to live in Alain's presence regardless of the events. He didn't get accepted into some colleges but finally got accepted to Hertford College to study literature, philosophy, Greek, and Latin.

Alain was famous for creating the philosophical concept of the New Negro. He donated five essays to the "first national book" of African American which developed his status as a leading African American literary critic. Alain's attitude regarding the New Negro was about race situations with society and culture. His theoretical beliefs gave people power to embrace equality amongst blacks and whites and through that power implement it through their sentiments regardless of the law. Alain moved to New York City after retiring from teaching at Howard University in 1953. Alain died on June 9, 1954, due to heart conditions.

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