Baldwin, James

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The story of Siegfried

Another country

Blues for Mister Charlie

The play is set in a small town in the Deep South. Before the play begins, a twenty-year old Negro, who has been living in the North since he was fourteen and who has become a drug addict, comes home to recover and rebuild his life. He is killed and the play pivots on his murder.

Notes of a native son

The fire next time

Contains a letter to Baldwin's nephew on the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation describing his childhood, views on Black Muslims, and his visions.

If Beale Street could talk

a novel
In 1970s Harlem, when Fonny, a young African-American sculptor, is falsely accused of rape and imprisoned, Tish, his nineteen-year-old, pregnant girlfriend; her parents; and his father rally together to try to clear his name.
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Little man, little man

a story of childhood
Depicts the environment and daily life of two boys coming of age in Harlem.
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I am not your negro

a major motion picture directed by Raoul Peck
2017
Transcript of the documentary film, I am not your negro, by Raoul Peck composed of unpublished and published writings, interviews, and letters by James Baldwin on the subject of racism in America.
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Go tell it on the mountain

Describes a day in the life of several members of a Harlem fundamentalist church. The saga of three generations of people is related through flashbacks.
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Story of Roland

The adventures of Roland, who lived during the time of the French King Charlemagne. Grades 6-8. For other editions, see Author Catalog.

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