Mr. Alain Leroy Locke was one of the most distinguished writers and philosophers of his time. His writing was one of the most representative of the works that will have inspired thousands, he spoke on that blacks should abandon their original image, and work to set a new image for themselves. Locke wrote about how African artistic heritage was at the center of the black experience. He inspired blacks to express themselves, to show what they were made of, and to show their old African culture. But most importantly to express how wonderful it is to be black, and to work to make the north more worthwhile, and to not make their efforts turn the north into another racist south, as that would mean their efforts would be worthless. Because of this he is often called the father of the Harlem renaissance.