SECTION 2: PASSAGE IDENTIFICATION - Alain Locke, "The New Negro" (excerpt)

Question 1

New negro vs. Old Negro

Answer 1

• says that such metamorphosis has not occurred, given that the “Old Negro” is more of a myth than a man
  
  • rather, the “Old negro” was a “creature of moral debat eand historical controversy”
• the negro has been something to be debated rather than a human being
  
  • “His shadow, so to speak, has been more real to him than his personality”
• the negro has had to subscribe to these perceptions of him by other people

Question 2

other

Answer 2

The New Negro refers to the growing sense of pride within African American identity that is not defined by society’s stereotypes/perceptions of them