From one of the most important American writers of the twentieth century–an extraordinary history of the turbulent sixties and early seventies that powerfully speaks to contemporary conversations around racism.
“It contains truth that cannot be denied.” —The Atlantic Monthly In this stunningly personal document, James Baldwin remembers in vivid details the Harlem childhood that shaped his early conciousness and the later events that scored his heart with pain–the murders of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, his sojourns in Europe and in Hollywood, and his retum to the American South to confront a violent America face-to-face.Author: James Baldwin
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 01/09/2007
Series: Vintage International
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.28w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780307275929
Language: English
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