), some of whom were still alive and living in New York at the time. The term, "New Negro", made popular by philosopher and journalist Alain Locke, was used during the Harlem Renaissance to invoke an outspoken advocacy of dignity and a refusal to submit to the practices and laws of Jim Crow.
The term "New Negro," popularized by Alain Locke, was utilized during the Harlem Renaissance to advocate for dignity and resist practices associated with Jim Crow laws.