New Negro

English Etymology Popularized by Alain LeRoy Locke in his anthology The New Negro (1925). Noun es s New Negro An assertive African-American pursuing political and social equality, especially during the Harlem Renaissance. en 1995 Nathan Irvin Huggins Voices from the Harlem Renaissance Oxford University Press 9780195093605 10 https://books.google.com/books?id=-J6dA9yB8K0C&pg=PA10&dq=%22Harlem+Renaissance%22&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Harlem%20Renaissance%22&f=false The self-assertiveness and pride of the “New Negro” was a consequence of this new self-concept. Further reading