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Also Known As Alain LeRoy Locke
Born September 13, 1886 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died June 9, 1954 (aged 67) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Rhodes Scholarship
Movement / Style Harlem Renaissance
Subjects Of Study African American • culture • the arts

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