The New School was the host institution for the 1997 Philosophy Born of Struggle conference. These recordings document the entire second day of the two day conference, whose theme was Alain Locke. They include the following presentations: Welcome; Alain Locke, the Black Enlightenment, Neo-Racism and the Future of the Race; Alain Locke and Enlightened Cosmopolitanism; Cultural Democracy and the Meaning of Empire; Alain Locke Remembered; Closing Remarks. Conference recordings for all other years of Philosophy Born of Struggle held by Purdue University Archives and Special Collections.
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