James Baldwin The Fire Next Time (1963)
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Whatever white people do not know about Negroes reveals, precisely and inexorably, what they do not know about themselves.
— James Baldwin on White people
What It Means
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About James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and social critic.
About James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and social critic.
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