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Activity
Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Alain Locke (1885 1954)

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about how students understand Locke's publication, "The New Negro." Includes questions and methods of explaining the writings in the publication.
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Handout
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Drop Me Off in Harlem

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of biographies, video and audio clips, and photos offer a look at the people, locations, and themes of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: New Consciousness

For Students 9th - 10th
Alain Locke's essay, "Enter the New Negro," is provided within this site and describes a new African American sense of self, inspired by migration to the urban North.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: New Art, Making of African American Identity: V. 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Artistic expressions of the new black self image inspired by migration to the urban North. This focus of this site is "Song of the Towers", a series of four murals sponsored by the federal Works Projects Administration, outlining black...
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Website
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Writing, Making of African American Identity: V. 3

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Articles that examine the goals of black literature. It primarily focuses on the advent of the New Negro Movement and critics assertion that black writing should abandon its explicit social and political purposes in favor of more...
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Activity
Smithsonian Institution

Anacostia Museum: The Renaissance: Black Art of the Twenties

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an informative description of the "Black Arts of the Twenties," which was better known as the Harlem Renaissance. Learn about the culture, art, music, and writings of this period.
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Website
African American Literature Book Club

African American Literature Book Club: Alain Locke

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of African-American writer Alain Locke, chief interpreter of the Harlem Renaissance, the video [5:30] "Ossie Davis: Dr. Alain Leroy Locke's Influence," and links to three of his books.
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Handout
Howard University

Howard University Libraries: Alain Leroy Locke

For Students 9th - 10th
A bio-bibliography of Alain Leroy Locke with background information of his life and famous literary works. With a list of media resources related to Locke.