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Alain LeRoy Locke

September 13, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Alain Locke was born on September 13, 1885 (to June 9, 1954). He was an important gay, Black writer, philosopher, scholar, and patron of the arts, who is often referred to as the “Father of the Harlem Renaissance.” Locke was the first person of African descent to be named as a Rhodes Scholar. Alain LeRoy Locke was the only child of Pliny Locke and Mary Hawkins. Although his parents were both from “old-line Philadelphia families,” they remained engaged for 16 […]

Categories: All, Locke, Alain LeRoy, September, September 13 • Tags: 1885, 1954, Alain LeRoy Locke, June 9, September 13, Ubuntu Biography Project

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