... opened up for African-Americans to reveal their expressionism and freedom of speech. Edited by Charles S. Johnson and founded by the National Urban League, the African-American cultural magazine Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life found favor with the black population. However, instead of staying among themselves, the writers of Opportunity invited white publishers to a Civic Club Dinner in order to bring ... most other sections of the cultural movement Besides Toomer, there were many other black writers, such as Nella Larsen, Alain Locke and Claude McKay, who expressed their literary ...

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... critical works and books on the history of his people, and made them available to the public. Alain Locke was also known as an American philosopher and is credited for writing influential works on philosophy, art, aesthetics, and education. Locke's books are still available and can be found in libraries and academic institutions around the world. Some of his lesser-known ... evenings;" Correspondence noting Toomer's connection to the Washington group at Georgia Douglas Johnson's home. Tidwell, John Edgar, and John Wright. "Alain Locke: A Comprehensive Bibliography of His Published Writi...

• Word Count: 2542
• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: High School

... critical works and books on the history of his people, and made them available to the public. Alain Locke was also known as an American philosopher and is credited for writing influential works on philosophy, art, aesthetics, and education. Locke's books are still available and can be found in libraries and academic institutions around the world. Some of his lesser-known ... evenings;" Correspondence noting Toomer's connection to the Washington group at Georgia Douglas Johnson's home. Tidwell, John Edgar, and John Wright. "Alain Locke: A Comprehensive Bibliography of His Published Writi...

• Word Count: 2542
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School