The New Negro

The New Negro: An Interpretation is an anthology of fiction, poetry, and essays on African and African-American art and literature edited by Alain Locke. Locke was an American writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts who taught at Howard University and is considered the "Dean of the Harlem Renaissance."  The New Negro is illustrated with over 25 color and black-and-white plates by Winold Reiss, Aaron Douglas, and Miguel Covarrubias. Considered the "Bible of the Harlem Renaissance" the anthology features major works by Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, and other major writers and artists of the time.