New Negro en · NOUN
Etymology
Popularized by Alain LeRoy Locke in his anthology The New Negro (1925).
Meanings
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An assertive African-American pursuing political and social equality, especially during the Harlem Renaissance.
The self-assertiveness and pride of the “New Negro” was a consequence of this new self-concept.
1995, Nathan Irvin Huggins, Voices from the Harlem Renaissance, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Negroes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| New Negros | Number=Plur | lexicographic |