African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC
—1326 R Street, NW —
Alain Locke (1886-1954), a leading 20th-century intellectual and the nation's first black Rhodes Scholar, was a central figure in the New Negro (sometimes called the Harlem) Renaissance. Locke edited The New Negro (1925), an anthology of poems, prose, and art that helped define this critical cultural movement. Beginning in 1912, he taught English, education, and philosophy for more than 40 years at Howard University. In 1935 he founded the Associates in Negro Folk Education to bring scholarship to adult learners. Locke wrote widely on cultural pluralism, which emphasizes respect for different cultures.| HM Number | HM23PC |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | Cultural Tourism DC |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, December 12th, 2017 at 7:02am PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 323977 N 4309024 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.91248333, -77.03020000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 54.749', W 77° 1.812' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 54' 44.94" N, 77° 1' 48.72" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1314 R St NW, Washington DC 20009, US |
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