James Baldwin
Subtitle: groundbreaking author and civil rights activist
By: Susan Henneberg
Edition: First edition.
Series: Remarkable LGBTQ lives; Remarkable LGBTQ lives
Publisher: Rosen Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781477778975
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: African American authors; Juvenile literature; Biography; American Authors; Civil rights workers
Description: Growing up African American in the middle part of the twentieth century, James Baldwin saw firsthand the ugly racism that scarred the United States. Further complicating his identity was the fact that he was openly gay at a time when homosexuality was a crime in almost all states. Baldwin turned his struggles into art, writing the semi-autobiographical novel Go Tell It on the Mountain; the essay collection Notes of a Native Son; and the controversial novel Giovanni s Room, among many other works. He was an active participant in America s civil rights movement, yet he often was kept at a distance by top leaders because of his sexuality. This volume captures the remarkable life of James Baldwin, an activist and writer who gave voice to so many, when they couldn t speak for themselves.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-108) and index.
Table of contents: title: "I never had a childhood": Harlem; title: "I did not know who I was": Greenwich Village; title: "The world is before you": Paris; title: "My agent told me to burn it": success; title: "A bitterly histile country": the civil rights movement; title: "The fire next time": spokesman; title: "Something has altered me": assassinations; title: "His voice, his strength, and his crown": legacy.