A review by sophronisba
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey C. Stewart

4.0

I enjoyed this, but my goodness it was long. 873 pages is a lot to devote to someone you had never heard of before you opened the book! Still, Locke is fascinating. His personal life reminded me a bit of Lear's (I just finished [b:Mr Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense|34445015|Mr Lear A Life of Art and Nonsense|Jenny Uglow|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1507324907s/34445015.jpg|55554792], so it was fresh in my mind) but his professional life was really interesting to me.