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Locke, Alain, ed. (1885-1954), et alia. The New Negro.
New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1925.
First edition, octavo; illustrated with frontispiece, 11 other beautiful color portraits and numerous black-and-white decorations by Winold Reiss; publisher's art-deco style white cloth-backed boards, title printed in white on the cover, spine lettered and decorated in blue, pink pictorial endpapers (lacking scarce original jacket; page 232 toned from inserted clipping; spine darkened with some fraying and small losses at ends, board corners exposed); 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.
Locke's definitive anthology serves as the cornerstone text of the Harlem Renaissance, featuring contributions from a who's who of African American arts and letters. It includes groundbreaking pieces by Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and many others, marking a shift toward emphasizing cultural pride, intellectual independence, and artistic innovation. "Both visual splendor and stirring documentary, [The New Negro is] one of the most sought-after works of the Harlem Renaissance. [...] Locke's positions on ancestral legacy and his emphasis on African and folk contributions anticipated the posture of the militant and revolutionary thinking of the 1960s." (Blockson, 64).
