The Negro Alain Locke Summary
To explain Alain Locke essay “The Negro” in greater detail he wanted to put Harlem on the map to help blacks stir away from “The Old Negro” who accepts the norms of society and advance to “The New Negro” a person who fights to keep its identity and gain self-pride. For example “We wish our race pride to be healthier, more positive achievement than feeling based upon realization of the shortcomings of others” (Locke, 1923). In comparison to today’s issues blacks are still being out down by circumstances such as the “School to Prison Pipeline”, lack of funding in black universities and mass killings of blacks in local income neighborhoods. That why Locke in his essay is calling for blacks to push through all adversities to earn a portion in
the United States system which is the key to black power. The self-fulfillment of the American dream is not always to be the Whiteman’s puppet which is the mentality of the old Negro. But to have self-love for others which are some artist principles that derives from spiritual morality.
the United States system which is the key to black power. The self-fulfillment of the American dream is not always to be the Whiteman’s puppet which is the mentality of the old Negro. But to have self-love for others which are some artist principles that derives from spiritual morality.