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Which writers were included in Alain Locke’s The New Negro anthology?
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Dust jacket designed by the Mexican illustrator and writer Miguel Covarrubias for Langston Hughes's The Weary Blues (1926), a book of experimental poetry.
The New Negro (1925), an influential anthology edited by Alain Locke, served as a definitive collection of the Harlem Renaissance. It featured the early work of several prominent writers who helped define the movement, including:
- Poets: Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, and Claude McKay.1
- Novelists: Rudolph Fisher, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jean Toomer.1
In total, the anthology included contributions from approximately 30 contemporary Black writers, showcasing a diverse range of fiction, poetry, drama, and essays that emphasized racial pride, self-expression, and literary experimentation.123