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Legacy
Locke’s legacy sparks a reoccurring interest in examining African Culture and Art. Not only was Locke's philosophy important during the Harlem Renaissance period, but continuing today, researchers and academia continue to analyze Locke's work. Locke’s anthology The New Negro: an interpretation has endured years of reprinting spanning from 1925 until 2015. Locke’s anthology has been reprinted in book form nearly thirty-five times since its original publication in 1925. Locke’s original anthology was published in 1925 by New York publisher Albert and Charles Boni. The most recent reprint was published by Mansfield Center CT: Martino Publishing, 2015.

Beyond Locke’s work being reprinted, Locke’s influences extend to other authors and academics interested in Locke’s views and philosophy of African culture and Art. Author Anna Pochmara wrote The Making of the New Negro. Journal articles by Leonard Harris, Alain Locke and Community and Identity: Alain Locke’s Atavism. Essays by John C. Charles ''What was Africa to him? : Alain Locke in the book New Voices on the Harlem Renaissance.''

Locke’s influence on the Harlem Renaissance encouraged artists and writers like Zora Neale Hurston to seek inspiration from Africa. Artist Horace Pippin, Aaron Douglas, Archibald Motley, and William H. Johnson created artwork representing the movement of the “New Negro Movement” influenced by Locke’s anthology.