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Quote by Alain LeRoy Locke
The American mind must reckon with a fundamentally changed Negro.
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The quote says that American thinking must recognize a profound change in Black people, rather than viewing them through an older image. Its outdated racial wording is part of the original quote and may sound jarring today. The central point is that public understanding must adjust to a changed social and political reality.
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- The New Negro (1925), Wikisource transcription
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