Alain L. Locke: The Biography of a Philosopher

Alain L. Locke, in his famous 1925 anthology The New Negro, declared that "the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem." The long-awaited first biography of this extraordinarily gifted philosopher and writer, Alain L. Locke narrates the untold story of his profound impact on twentieth-century America's cultural and intellectual life. The heart of this narrative illuminates Locke's heady years in 1920s New York City and his forty-year career at Howard University, where he helped...