Alain Locke (Sept 13, 1885 - Jun 9, 1954). 1st Black Rhodes Scholar after graduating from Harvard (1908) with a degree in philosophy. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Howard U Prof. He also influenced the New Negro Movement and Harlem Renaissance
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"Alain Locke, 1st Black Rhodes Scholar and Father of the Harlem Renaissance." Historianspeaks, September 14, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/alain-locke-1st-black-rhodes-scholar-and-father-of-the-harlem-renaissance.
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