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New Negroes

New Negroes is the plural of New Negro.

Meaning of New Negro

Noun

New Negro (plural New Negroes or New Negros)

  1. An assertive African-American pursuing political and social equality, especially during the Harlem Renaissance.
    • The self-assertiveness and pride of the “New Negro” was a consequence of this new self-concept.1995, Nathan Irvin Huggins, Voices from the Harlem Renaissance, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10

Questions about New Negroes

What is New Negroes the plural of?
New Negroes is the plural of New Negro.

Words near New Negroes in the dictionary

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  2. new nation projects
  3. New National Party
  4. New Negro
  5. New Negro Movement
  6. New Negroes
  7. New Negros
  8. New Netherland
  9. New Nordic
  10. New Nordic Cuisine
  11. New Norfolk

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